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For Those About to Electioneer 27 Aug 2013 | 04:32 pm
A minor accounting of my time spent away from blogging last week. I happened to spend a little time poking around some coding for a Kindle book idea. In this case, the “book” will be outdated in a mat...
Standardized Backlash 16 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
» NY Times: In Testing, a Principal Leans on Her Experience » NY Times: Test Scores Sink as New York Adopts Tougher Benchmarks » Buffalo News: Elementary schools see scores plummet in new state tests ...
Ben Hall in a Dark Room 9 Aug 2013 | 04:15 pm
Caught this on TV yesterday morning … I’m not sure how effective this is going to be toward Hall’s “Pincer Strategy” goal. On the one hand, it undoubtedly helps Hall identify with African-American vo...
Linda Wythe, 1947-2013 8 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
So, Saturday came with a phone call that mom wasn’t doing so well. That’s been a relative term for the past handful of years, as mom has been dealing with Secondary Parkinsonism for the past several y...
The Not-Necessarily Best or Worst of the 83rd (Pt. 2) 7 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
A very belated update after Part One earlier this month … —————————- Susan King Point of pride here: King is apparently a graduate of Lee High School, which is in HD137. That said, I didn’t have mu...
“For this year, students will be able to pass by answering fewer questions correctly.” 3 Aug 2013 | 01:30 am
» Chron: State to relax test standards this year I believe this article captures the entirety of the argument that the educational process cannot be distilled down to datapoints captured by testing. ...
Pincer Strategy Redux, Continued 2 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm
» Chron: Challenger Hall’s mayoral campaign gathering steam Or, just re-arranging the deck chairs … Joining Hall’s team as campaign manager is John Weaver, a veteran of four presidential bids, as we...
Election Law Diversions for the Day 31 Jul 2013 | 07:42 pm
More stuff I’m glancing at when the Election Law seminar gets too exciting to handle … » Chron: Texans coach says backup QB Case Keenum is having ‘a really good camp’ Aside from the obvious homerism...
Electioneering in July (pt. 3) 31 Jul 2013 | 06:34 pm
Last day of Election Law seminaring is underway and Stockholm Syndrome is rampant. Topics to be discussed today include more TEAM stuff, another segment on new legislation, voter qualification and reg...
Micro-Aggreposting for the Day 30 Jul 2013 | 09:22 pm
Stuff I’m sneaking a peak on during an otherwise enthralling seminar on Election Law … » Washington Monthly: A for Effort I’m guessing this book may be part of the argument for increasing “rigor” in...
