Thursday, March 31, 2016

Rural Wisconsin counties not only losing population but also ability to pay for public education


Column graph originally appeared here.

Budget deficit projected for 2016-17.  (Oconto County Times Herald, 3/30/3016)
“It’s unfortunate education has come to this,” he said. 
He said employee morale is “not really good,” because the nonrenewal of longtime co-workers and friends affected the staff deeply. He said students also are affected. 
“In the long run, you’re going to see an effect on the students because you’re going to see much larger class sizes,” he said. 
A reduction in the tech ed department, for example, is one example of the negative effect on students, who in the past have graduated from this program with skills needed for a career or technical school, he said.


Source:  Wikipedia

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In Rhode Island tourism video, some of the uniqueness the state holds is found 2500 miles away




R.I. video with Iceland images released despite Raimondo staffer questions.  Providence Journal, 3/30/3016)
Communications Director Joy Fox and Press Secretary Marie Aberger reviewed the 1 minute, 50 second video last Friday in advance of its Monday release and asked staff working on the new state marketing campaign where in Rhode Island harborside footage of a skateboarder and glass concert hall had been shot, Fox said Wednesday.

And in a follow-up communication, three members of a rebranding committee were assured by this company that the footage in question was taken in Rhode Island, a state that is slightly smaller than Dane County, Wisconsin (1212 sq mi. vs. 1238 sq mi.)  It's not as though there were lots of places to check.

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Donald Trump on offense, leading the GOP to "the end of something"



Photo credit:  Twitter

As quoted in GOP women pause over giving votes to Donald Trump.  (Boston Globe, 3/30/2016)

Sorry, Donald, lots of women just aren't buying it.