Friday, January 17, 2020

How California Rates Schools: Color Me Blue

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Twenty years ago the California State Legislature passed the Public Schools Accountability Act , leading to the creation of an Academic Per...
Saturday, December 7, 2019

AMAZON and UPS: A Failed Marriage

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It was a dark and stormy night at the Riehl’s a couple of weeks ago, when Karen told me her ancient computer keyboard had been misbehaving....
Friday, November 29, 2019

Ghost Guns, Armed Teachers, and School Shootings: A Deadly Recipe

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There was another school shooting last weekend, this time in a grade school parking lot in Union City , California , 30 miles from San Fra...
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Friday, November 22, 2019

Papa Doug vs. the Enemy of the People

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I shook my head in disbelief three years ago, when I learned Douglas Manchester had been offered the position of ambassador to the Bahamas ...
Saturday, November 16, 2019

Palomar College President: Not Ready for Prime Time?

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The average tenure of a community college president is 3 ½ years, according to Wheelhouse: the Center for Community College Leadership an...
Friday, November 8, 2019

What a Difference Five Miles Makes: Comparing My Two North County Hometowns

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A year and a half ago, Karen and I moved to San Marcos from Carlsbad. We didn’t move because we were unhappy there. We moved to the Châte...
Saturday, November 2, 2019

Playing the University Admissions Game

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I was in my third year as Director of Admissions at Western Washington State College 40 years ago, when our head basketball coach approache...