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Is anyone surprised at a critical review of how we train teachers? Are teachers?
I have been inundated with comments and links to academics and educators protesting the National Council on Teacher Quality’s ratings of teacher preparation programs, which were released yesterday to hisses and boos from many respected education experts around the country. "NCTQ’s methodology is a paper review of published course requirements ...
Free and cheap: Summer Solstice La Madeline, Lift Yoga Therapy, Sonic
Friday marks the official start of summer. Say what? I know. I could have sworn summer started a month ago. There are a few free and cheap events to celebrate the Summer Solstice this weekend including the “Ikea Midsummer Celebration” an all-you-can-eat extravaganza on Friday at Atlantic Station and the ...
HUD: Same-sex couples face housing discrimination
Same-sex couples have a harder time getting information about available rental properties than heterosexual couples, according to a new study by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In its first large-scale study of housing discrimination against same-sex couples, HUD found the group gets significantly fewer responses when they ...
Wes Durham's most memorable calls
After 18 years, hundreds of Georgia Tech football and basketball games and dozens of memorable calls, Wes Durham will step away from his microphone at Bobby Dodd Stadium and McCamish Pavilion. Here is just a small sampling of some of this work: Overtime win over Georgia in 1999 At the ...
Here's how to say farewell to a beloved principal
Now, here's how to send off a retiring principal in style and with a few tears: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-2utYVSNAM
Georgia will have second all-star football game for juniors
The state of Georgia will have a second high school all-star football game for juniors. The Georgia Elite Junior Classic will be held at 1 p.m. on Dec. 28 at McEachern High School, according to a press release. There will be a 70 juniors selected to the game ...
Miami fans evacuate prematurely, miss Heat's comeback
The Hater is on record saying he's not down with the whole “good fan vs. bad fan” thing. Sports are just another entertainment option that people can choose to spend their time and money on or not, and it's tired to criticize those who decide they'd rather do something else. ...
Who should the Hawks select at Nos. 17 and 18?
As their current roster is structured (with lots of work still to do), the Hawks have clear needs at center and shooting guard going into next week's draft. Should the Hawks draft based on need or best player available next Thursday? General manager Danny Ferry said both of those criteria ...
Tensions on Cherokee school board lead to SACS complaint by Marlow
Cherokee County school board member Kelly Marlow sent me a release about her complaint to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools alleging that the chairman of the school board has “lost control of superintendent and staff" and the “public’s confidence in the chair is eroding." Marlow has had ongoing ...
Your daily jolt: Cherokee Co. school board member files complaint with SACS
A Republican rift on the Cherokee County school board just got serious. Kelly Marlowe, a tea party enthusiast elected to the board last year, has filed a formal complaint to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, charging that the system’s school superintendent is insubordinate, and that the newly elected ...
Falcons like the looks of their new cornerbacks
Flowery Branch – If exhibition games mean little and training camp means next to nothing, then minicamp means … well, is there something less than nothing? Nobody should get really excited about any NFL team until said team plays a game that counts. That said … The Atlanta Falcons think ...
Minicamp Day 2: Falcons are drawing a crowd
FLOWERY BRANCH – Back in 2008 when no one really knew about coach Mike Smith and Thomas Dimitroff, there would be long stretches of days, and sometimes weeks, when yours truly was the lone reporter at practice. The federal dogfighting trial was over. Bobby Petrino had bolted. They were coming ...
More GOP deception on IRS investigation
Here's yet another very clear example of how House Republican leadership is lying to the American people in an effort to falsely tie the Obama White House to the IRS scandal: In an appearance over the weekend on "Face the Nation," House Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers made the assertion that ...
Word of the day on "Sesame Street": Incarcerated
Because of the more than 2 million American children with one parent in jail or prison, "Sesame Street" has introduced an occasional character dealing with that situation. Alex is orange and afraid to tell his friends that his dad is behind bars. The character's plight is highlighted in one of ...
Immigration reform to save taxpayers billions
What effect would immigration reform have on the federal budget picture? The Congressional Budget Office and Congress' bipartisan Joint Committee of Taxation have taken a look at its impact, and according to the report issued Tuesday, it would: -- Increase federal direct spending by $262 billion over the 2014 –2023 ...
JessicaShops: Birchbox, Siggers Hair Salon, Rayito Del Sol sunscreen
Birchbox: Last December I introduced a holiday gift idea for women from Birchbox. It’s a subscription-based beauty sampling service that delivers boxes of beauty samples to female subscribers once per month, and now the service is available for men. For about $20 per month, men will receive four to five ...
Raekwon McMillan: No. 1 LB on UGA, Alabama, official visits, etc.
Raekwon McMillan, the nation’s No. 1-ranked prospect at inside linebacker, won’t make his highly-anticipated college decision until after his senior season at Liberty County High School. But the 5-star recruit told the AJC on Tuesday night that Ohio State and Alabama are his leaders, with Clemson “up there, too.” Florida ...
Is DA's case against APS educators collapsing?
The Fulton District Attorney's case against former APS school chief Beverly Hall and 34 other Atlanta educators implicated in the cheating scandal seems to be falling apart. The AJC reports that Fulton Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter is concerned that the defendants gave coerced statements when interviewed by investigators, which, ...
CBO: Immigration bill reduces deficit
In a boost for supporters of a major immigration reform bill now on the Senate floor, the Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday reported that the plan would reduce the nation's budget deficit over the next two decades, as backers said it showed the "economic imperative" to approve immigration law changes. ...
Democrats' IRS testimony 'bombshell' is a big nothingburger
Elijah Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the House committee investigating the IRS's extra scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, has released the full 200-plus-page transcript of an interview committee members conducted with one particular IRS employee. Cummings claims this transcript "shows no White House involvement or political motivation" behind the extra ...
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