Saturday, March 30, 2013

Apparently, nothing much happened yesterday...

There is no “Security through Obscurity.” It isn't difficult to watch who enters a school. No cops, no guns.
Des Moines Register Maps Which Public Schools Are Totally Unguarded
The Des Moines Register is in a bit of hot water after they published an interactive Google Map revealing the level of security in most Iowa's school districts. The map has since been taken down due to complaints from people who were upset that it was basically putting a target on the schools where any troublemakers would face no resistance from security guards or police officers.
As you probably know, the National Rifle Association and other gun advocates have pushed more armed guards to be placed in schools arguing that "gun-free zone" actually draw criminals to schools, because they know no one there we able to challenge them.


For my amusement...
… Legislation in North Carolina will force schools to use digital materials in lieu of printed textbooks by 2017. Schools will be allowed to spend money that’s been allocated for textbooks on technology. But according to the Fayobserver.com, the state has slashed textbook funding in order to balance the budget, and there isn’t any money earmarked for devices. Sounds like a winning plan.
A proposed bill in Tennessee would cut a family’s welfare benefits by 30% if a child fails a grade. “It’s really just something to try to get parents involved with their kids,” said the bill’s sponsor, state Senator Stacey Campfield, who has no plans to punish affluent families for poor school performance.
Dave Winer, podcasting and blogging pioneer and developer of RSS, has a new company, Small Pictures, which released its first product this week: Little Outliner. As the name would suggest, the browser-based tool is great for outlining writing projects.

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