May 15th, 2008

Cornyn: Final Farm Bill Good For Texas Agriculture Community

May 15, 2008 admin News Release

WASHINGTON-U.S. Sen. John Cornyn expressed his support today for final Senate passage of The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, H.R. 2419, more popularly known as the “Farm Bill.” With today’s approval vote by the Senate, and yesterday’s passage of this bill in the House, the legislation will now be sent to the President’s [...]

Exploring Diigo RSS

May 15, 2008 admin MGuhlin.net, SocialBookmarkingTools

Clif Mims asks a great question: We’re hosting an educational conference this weekend (http://pidt.memphis.edu) and I’m going to be showing off the merits of Diigo. I’m hoping to recruit many new users. I’m wanting to set up an RSS feed(s) for the two tags we’re using specifically with this conference. The tags are pidt and [...]

New NCLB Requirements for Texas Schools

May 15, 2008 admin Education, MGuhlin.net, Texas, Transparency

The following is adapted from a blog entry I wrote for my school district blog, A Flowing River. The Texas Education Agency presented the new reporting requirement of November, 2008 for the first time in Austin on Friday, May 9, 2008. Three requirements outlined by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) will be reported on in [...]

Interview with Kurtis Shank about ICT

May 15, 2008 admin Uncategorized

Peace Corps Volunteers are helping communities take part in the information and communications technology-or “ICT”-revolution. In this podcast, Tony Bloome, Peace Corps ICT specialist, talks with former Peace Corps Volunteer Kurtis Shank about his service in a Peruvian community from 2004 to 2006. News z: Ray Matthews

Cornyn: California Decision Strengthens Argument For Federal Marriage Amendment