March 1st 2012
As everyone in the education world already knows, the New York Times won a lawsuit that forced the New York City Department of Education to publish the teacher-level value-added data it has been collecting as part of its accountability system. The result? T
February 25th 2012
The Minnesota Department of Transportation manages 800 snowplows and 150 truck stations across the state. While thats a lot of equipment to keep track of, MnDOT has a strategy for combating 11,000 miles of highways.
They are called road and weather information stations – and you have probably driven by them.
The roadside stations MnDOT pavement temperature, wind speeds and even take real-time pictures of the road.
“Were very scientific about our approach to removing snow and ice, said Kevin Gutknecht of MnDOT.
Tags: Keep, Keep Roadways
February 24th 2012
The part of a basketball floor that arguably is the most polarizing among any panel of college basketball coaches, also happens to be a good consideration of why Brandon Davies is quite successful.
The BYU junior center has taken full advantage of the “restricted arc,” the semi-circle painted under each hoop that is used to help referees call blocking fouls or charges. If a defensive player has a foot inside the “U”-shaped area when contact is made by a player making a move toward the hoop, it should be a block.
But Davies, especially in 16 games of West Coast Conference play, remained effective at getting calls to go his way at the defensive end of the floor.
Tags: Good, Good Leading
February 19th 2012
< ![endif]--> Oregon coach Chip Kelly in a phone interview before the Rose Bowl was baffled. How the heck could little-old-him be important to a reporter?
“The big story,” he said conspiratorially,”is all these new coaches.”
Well, it’s the big story now as the Pac-12 turns its attention away from the 2011 season and toward 2012 spring practices. And, of course, Kelly is part of a reason there are four new coaches in the conference. Read full post…