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General category for self education and gaining an education by going to some school or trade school.

Zeitgeist – The Movie

Zeitgeist – The Movie

We received this private e-mail: I got a great film for you: Zeitgeist. You can view it for free online. Do a quick search. Can be found here: http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/ “There is some controversy at (CSU) Fullerton regarding this film. … A student informed me that a student was doing some research on it in the library. He wanted to screen it on campus. While in class, campus police (allegedly) came and physically removed him and interrogated him regarding his research…

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UCSB Starts Employee Exit Interviews.

UCSB Starts Employee Exit Interviews.

It has been this web site’s policy to promote exit interviews. We received a copy of this e-mail sent to all UCSB campus employees. We applaud this effort by University of California at Santa Barbara. We wish more public and private institutions would require this process E-mail sent to us follows: May 14, 2008 TO: Campus Community From: … Human Resources RE: Exit Interview for Separated Career Employees UCSB is committed to being an outstanding employer! In an effort to…

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Every 15 Minutes – My Favorate Images.

Every 15 Minutes – My Favorate Images.

April 17, 2008 one of our local high schools decided to put on a simulation called Every 15 Minutes. I was asked to volunteer to take photographs for the Placentia Neighborhood Watch. It was quite an elaborate production. Here is just a partial list of participants: El Dorado High School faculty and students. Placentia Police. Orange County Fire Authority. Placentia Neighborhood Watch. High school parents. The purpose of the simulation was to drive home the fact that many of the…

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Possible Money Saving Solution For California Budget Problem. (Opinion)

Possible Money Saving Solution For California Budget Problem. (Opinion)

Opinion California State is/will suffer a budget short fall that will impact all our state education institutions at all levels, from kindergarten to college for quite some time. We hear of teachers at our grade, middle and high schools possibly not getting renewed contracts. This is expected to impact our state education product, which means there is likelihood that our children will not get the best education in the future. At the college level we have seen tuition rates that…

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Management Problem Allegedly Persists To The Level Of Incompetence?

Management Problem Allegedly Persists To The Level Of Incompetence?

This blog ran a series of articles delving into an internal problem at a state university.  We were made aware of this problem late fall of 07 and began putting up articles a few months later in an attempt to pressure the university to take action.  It took a while but the university did come around (we are not sure why) and apparently resolved the issue.  The article that once appeared here has been taken down because we think it…

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Financial Aid Problems At A California State University

Financial Aid Problems At A California State University

We received a private communication from a family that allegedly a series of mistakes were made for the deposit of scholarship money into their son’s account. The family counted at least six mistakes made over a six month period: “Wrong check numbers, wrong names, wrong amounts…”. If your student receives scholarship money, you might want to do what this family did. “He has his own checking account and a CD just for scholarships”. Another problem came to light. It took…

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