Sunday, August 10, 2003

Eating our seed corn.  Given all the stories about the outsource of programming and data entry and help desk jobs -- you would think we would choose to invest -- not pull back. The Perils of Cutbacks in Higher Education. Forced to cut spending to balance state budgets, legislatures are coming down hardest on higher education. By Louis Uchitelle. [New York Times: Education] 9:39:50 AM

August 10, 2003    Budget State short on options for budget.  AJC Campaigns Bush takes break from vacation to hold a fundraiser. (Perdue in attendance).  NYT Bush’s report card mixed.  AJC Eyes on Senate, Cain defies the odds.  AJC Economy In small town, workers question future after factory shutdowns.  Access North Ga Start of school stirs metro economy.  AJC High unemployment afflicts rural counties.  Augusta Son’s expands dad’s poultry processing.  Canton Economic Developments: 7E7.  Savannah Education Brown stays in DeKalb.  AJC Schools still have a lot to learn. AJC District must report, but process is confusing.  Athens Schools draw mixed reviews.  AJC Education board spars with state over postponed transfers.  Augusta Readers’ comments on Needs Improvement list.  Augusta More schools must offer choice.  Gainesville Low test turnout hurting some schools on failing list.  Macon Two Catoosa schools fail state requirements.  Catoosa Ethics Terrell County official under investigation.  Albany G-8 ’04 G-8 part of new breed.  Times-Union Governor Perdue appoints Tifton’s Marti to Governor’s advisory commission.  Tifton Healthcare State budget crisis causes delay in cancer funding.  Access North Ga Athens Canton Columbus Macon Marietta Rome Higher Ed Web Sites dressed for success.  Athens Need-based financial aid more difficult as college costs surge.  Savannah Homeland Security Tighter Borders a goal.  AJC Other Insurance card still needed to prove car coverage.  Rome Politics On Politics: With Schwarzenegger political plot thickens.  AJC Democrats face turning point.  Augusta Editorials Next test: Help out chastened schools.  AJC Wooten: Arnold can give Bush a lift.  AJC School board must raise the bar now.  Americus Consider income test for HOPE recipients. Valdosta Shipp: Could Georgia be the California of the South.  Athens Canton Marietta Larke’s worthy goals.  Augusta Perdue has it right on state budget: Keep on trimming.  Canton Marietta The truth and nothing but.  Macon No Child Left Behind showing shortcomings.  Macon Learning Left from Right.  Macon Bush soon to step into black hole of history?  Marietta Feel any safer?  Rome Patient safety comes first.  Savannah Whining about accountability won’t help struggling students.  Savannah   --Note : Gwinnett and Conyers had technical difficulties this am. 9:31:08 AM