Is college worth it? A new study seems to indicate that college graduation, even with the growing cost of tuition, still returns income far above that of high school educated workers. Further, it isn’t the 1% that is the biggest cause of inequality in America–it’s college. I hate my student loans. I hate them with the heat […]
Archives for May 2014
USOE Negotiated $5.4M SAGE Contract with Florida without Board Knowledge or Legal Counsel Review
May 14, 2014 by
In recent weeks, the Utah Board of Education also faced a strange situation when Judy Park, an assistant superintendent, negotiated a contract estimated to be worth $5.4 million with Florida to share SAGE questions. The State Office of Education did not give full disclosure to the Board until after the fact, admitted that it lacked expertise in negotiating […]
Male, middle-aged, moral, and…miserable? No, not the Republican Party.
May 8, 2014 by
What is predominantly male, middle-aged, miserable, underpaid and over-educated? Journalists, according to an Indiana University study reported in The Atlantic. They’re also predominantly liberal. Somehow, though, that left leaning bias (this is among all journalists, not just the politicos) hasn’t led to income parity between male and female reporters, for whatever reason. According to the study: […]
Book Review | The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932 by William Manchester
May 7, 2014 by
There are few political leaders that have captured my imagination like Winston Churchill does. William Manchester not only tells the story of what is perhaps Britain’s greatest prime minister, he does it in fantastic detail. I’ve read complaints that Manchester uses perhaps too much detail, but I could not have enjoyed it more. Manchester paints […]
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