In preparing to write this post, including its precursor on which this is an update, I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck rise as I was watching the trailer for Michael Radford's film version of 1984, filmed in and around London during the very time period in which the novel originally took place.
The Alexander bill requires standardized testing in keeping with NCLB, but lets states choose their own assessments and relies on data-reporting requirements to keep states on track in preparing students for post-secondary education or a career.
Robert Greenleaf, executive director at TMC, a consulting firm in Princeton, N.J., that specializes in preparing executives for overseas posts, says rule No. 1 is to write down, in clear terms, what they expect the departing executives to achieve abroad and what they expect them to do when they come back.
In addition to my personal experiences with companies, I recently wrote "What Annoys You Most About Betas?" on Crunchnotes to help me prepare for this post.
President Obama has been preparing for this post-primary stretch for three and a half years.
At the barbecue she was impressed by his skill in preparing the salmon, but not by his post-dorm lifestyle.
Irwin Redlener, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, called the sudden interest in preparing for a flu epidemic the latest "post-Katrina effect".
Preparing for this post, I spoke to several wonderful, ethical and values-centered people about Sterling and Silver.
