The New York Times today wrote on a bill that would require textbook printers to notify professors of the actual cost to students to purchase the textbooks they're recommending. Additionally, it would require the unbundling of textbooks from their accompanying materials (CDs, notes, etc.) and finally, it would require schools to publish the list of required materials long before students need to purchase them, so that they can shop around rather than be forced to buy them at the campus bookstore for the sake of expediency.
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4:02 pm | Comment (0) | Print | Categories: Education, Law

If you ask that question of the Washington Teachers' Union, they don't give you a very good answer. See the Washington Teacher's Union opposes turning school district employees not currently represented by the union into at-will employees - a move that would allow them to be terminated immediately if they perform poorly.
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A few weeks ago I blogged about how CACI was sending me to training for my Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certificate. Well, as it turns out the certification program doesn't qualify under CACI's tuition reimbursement rules, so I had to drop the class (since I couldn't afford to pay for it on my own).

Instead I bought the books that would have been used in the class and I'm preparing to take the exams on my own. While it's a dissapointment that CACI wouldn't pay for the courses it does open up considerable opportunities once I've earned the degree, since my certifications won't be tied to CACI for a period of time (had I accepted their money I would have been required to stay for 12 months).

So with intense study hopefully I'll be able to obtain these certifications in the same time frame as the Georgetown course. Here's to hoping, right?

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America need not worry about Washington politicians making a mess of education. It seems that local schools are doing a fine job of that themselves.
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One of the most frustrating things about the career I'm in is the number of things I don't know. Or so people think, because I lack this or that certification.
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Like...wtf mate?

McJob - McJob is slang for a low-pay, low-prestige job that requires few skills. The term comes from the fast-food restaurant McDonald's, but applies to any low-status job where little training is required and workers' activities are tightly regulated by managers. Most perceived McJobs are in the service industry, particularly fast food, copy shops, and retail sales.

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