"The Truth Is in The Eye of The Writer."
A Bugs Life Redux
It is time to come back from the hiatus I took from this blog and get back to writing terrible prose and using poor grammar.
The first entry is going to be pictures of my brother-in-law Roco. He was featured in some local newspapers that can be found further down this blog.
A picture is worth a thousand words so I'll let the pictures speak.
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RARE IBM 72 SELECTRIC TYPEWRITER 1961 GREAT FOR FORGING
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This auction is for a vintage IBM Selectric 72 typewriter. This is one of the early Selectrics produced in the early 1960s, a Model 7X. Now you can create those forged documents right the very first time. We will ship at no charge for Buy It Now buyers.
Yes, this is the one CBS should have used to forge there documents. So to give your forged documents that original look use the original equipment. All you need is some old typing paper to give your forged documents that unique original professional look!
The IBM Selectric was introduced in 1961, and was revolutionary, in that the platen does not move, but instead the type element moves. The single type element (ball) has 88 characters on it, in 4 rows. This typewriter is a model 72, with a cloth ribbon in a plastic cartridge.
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As usual, the Anchorage Daily News gets it wrong again. In their Opinion on the NCLB the Daily News states:
As those sanctions kick in, the act tilts the playing field away from public education toward private or religious "choices." When the law opens options for "supplemental services" from nonpublic sources, the programs don't have to serve disabled or limited-English students or follow all federal civil rights laws.
Aside from this opinion having little factual backing other than opinions from other organizations that have a self interest like the NEA who enlist parents in lawsuits, here is the real nitty-gritty of the NCLB.
Let's go straight to parent's civil rights.
http://www.cccr.org/news/press.cfm?id=12
Study Finds That No Child Left Behind School Transfer Provision Improving Education for Low-Income and Minority Students
That is right, guess what the NCLB act is doing. It is improving education for Low-Income and Minority Students and it is being done through the school choice provision of the ACT. The same provision that the editors of the Daily News criticize.
But it gets even better. Underneath all of their criticism, there is a hit at President Bush and Senator Murkowski.
But what the editors fail to tell its readers is this:
BILL
To provide options to States to innovate and improve the education of children with disabilities by expanding the choices for students and parents under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `IDEA Parental Choice Act of 2003'.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
(a) RESEARCH AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES- Section 672(b)(2) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1472(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(I) Supporting the post-award planning and design, and the initial implementation (which may include costs for informing the community, acquiring necessary equipment and supplies, and other initial operational costs), during a period of not more than 3 years, of State programs that allow the parent of a child with a disability to make a genuine independent choice of the appropriate public or private school for their child, if the program--
`(i) requires that the child--
`(I) have been determined to be a child with a disability in accordance with section 614;
`(II) have spent the prior school year in attendance at a public elementary or secondary school unless the child was served under section 619 or part C during such year; and
`(III) have in effect an individualized education program (as defined in section 614(d)(1)(A));
`(ii) permits the parent to receive from the eligible entity funds to be used to pay some or all of the costs of attendance at the selected school (which may include tuition, fees, and transportation costs);
`(iii) prohibits the selected school from discriminating against eligible students on the basis of race, color, or national origin; and
`(iv) requires the selected school to be academically accountable to the parent for meeting the educational needs of the student.'.
(b) CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS BY THEIR PARENTS- Section 612(a)(10)(A) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(10)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(iii) PARENT OPTION PROGRAM- If a State has established a program described in section 672(b)(2)(I) (whether statewide or in limited areas of the State) that allows a parent of a child with a disability to use public funds to pay some or all of the costs of attendance at a public or private school--
`(I) funds allocated to the State under section 611 may be used to supplement those public funds, if the Federal funds are distributed to parents who make a genuine independent choice as to the appropriate school for their child;
`(II) the authorization of a parent to exercise this option fulfills the State's obligation under paragraph (1) with respect to the child during the period in which the child is enrolled in the selected school; and
`(III) a private school accepting those funds shall be deemed, for both the programs and services delivered to the child, to be providing a free appropriate public education and to be in compliance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).'.
(c) PERMISSIVE USE OF FUNDS- Section 613(a)(4) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1413(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(C) SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN SCHOOLS DESIGNATED FOR IMPROVEMENT- For the reasonable additional expenses (as determined by the local educational agency) of any necessary accommodations to allow children with disabilities who are being educated in a school identified for school improvement under section 1116(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)) to be provided supplemental educational services under section 1116(e) of such Act on an equitable basis, if such children with disabilities are eligible children (as defined in section 1116(e)(12)(A) of such Act).'.
This was a school choice bill that was authored by the Republicans. Well all one has to do is look at what federal laws were enforced. Section 504 and the civil rights laws that deal with the IDEA.
The Bill died at the hands of the Democrats. Everyone must ask, if Tony Knowles is for civil rights why is he part of a party that denies parents their civil right to have their children educated the way the want and use their tax dollars to see that their civil rights are enforced.
And why is it that when it is a parent's civil right that a parent can decide how their child is educated, Tony Knowles is against it?
When it came to the D.C. voucher programs, it is evident that the Daily News didn't do their homework.
http://edworkforce.house.gov/issues/108th/education/parentalchoice/dcchoicebillsummary.htm
DC Parental Choice Incentive Act of 2003
Offering Hope to D.C. Parents and Students
August 12, 2003
The District of Columbia has one of the most troubled public school systems in the United States . School choice offers hope to parents and students by giving them to opportunity to select a school that meets their educational needs, while the competition school choice brings will improve the overall educational atmosphere for the parents, teachers and administrators who continue to work to improve the public school system. The D.C. Parental Choice Incentive Act, originally introduced by Government Reform Chair Thomas Davis (R-VA) and Education and the Workforce Chairman John Boehner (R-OH) in June 2003, has been passed by the Government Reform Committee and will be offered as an amendment to the District of Columbia Appropriations Bill. This amendment, to be offered by Chairman Davis, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen and Chairman Boehner, offers parents up to $7,500 in scholarship funds for children to attend a private elementary or high school in Washington , D.C.
The details of the bill are as follows:
All funding for the scholarship programs comes from new funds, therefore no public, private or charter school will be drained of any funds.
As research has shown, the competition provided by school choice benefits both the private and public schools, by creating an atmosphere of high expectations and a climate of education achievement.
The maximum amount of each scholarship is $7,500. However, because the scholarships will be awarded based on need and the tuition and fees of the new school, not all students will receive the maximum amount.
A total of $10,000,000 is authorized for the program in the first year.
Grant money is distributed to various non-profit organizations and D.C. government agencies that must apply to the U.S. Department of Education and demonstrate to the Secretary how they will recruit students, find participating schools and ensure that funds are used properly.
Eligible students must be residents of the District of Columbia , and their family income cannot exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level. Participating students will be selected through a random selection process such as a lottery.
Priority is given to low-income students in low-performing schools, as identified by the No Child Left Behind Act.
Priority is also given to programs that target resources to students and families that lack the financial resources to take advantage of available educational options and provide the widest variety of educational options to children of various ages and grade levels.
Scholarship funds can be used to cover the costs of tuition, fees and transportation.
Participating schools may not discriminate based on race, color, national origin or gender. However, religious schools are allowed to maintain their character through their employment practices and schools that offer single-gender classes or programs may participate.
The Secretary is required to conduct an evaluation of the program's progress and submit an annual and a final report to Congress. Each grantee must submit an annual report to the Secretary regarding its activities and the academic achievement of the students in the program. The Secretary will then prepare for Congress a report based on the information gathered from the grantees. Each grantee must ensure that the participating schools report to the parents to discuss their children's academic achievements at least once a year.
When it comes to civil rights, Knowles and the Democrats get an F. And the Daily News editors flunk when it comes to endorsing candidates who support parent's civil rights. Unless of course they endorse Lisa Murkowski and President Bush.
http://www.cse.org/informed/key_template.php?issue_it=14
How Members Of Congress Practice School Choice
http://www.adn.com/front/story/5340882p-5279112c.html
Comeau wants bond vote
It is time that this woman is fired.
The fact that the school district can't figure out that when the trailer park was closed on Muldoon there would be a decrease in enrollment in the school district, it should be a tell tale sign that the Superintendent is not too keen on what is happening in the ASD.
Her outragous remarks that the reason behind parents sending their children to private schools and homeschooling because of the high stakes testing is another tell tale sign the district isn't too keen on what is happening in the ASD.
Well here is why parents are homeschooling their kids.
http://www.wpxi.com/education/3611806/detail.html
Parents offered two main reasons for choosing homeschooling: 31 percent cited concerns about the environment of regular schools, and 30 percent wanted to provide their children with religious or moral lessons.
The next reason, at 16 percent, was dissatisfaction with the academic instruction at other schools.
It is unfortunate that the ASD doesn't have inovative thinkers lke those in the Edmonton Schools.
http://www.aasa.org/publications/sa/2001_05/2001_dosdall.htm
http://www.aasa.org/publications/sa/2001_05/2001_kolke.htm
Creating Schools Without Capital
The Anchorage Daily News is running a story on the new report card on schools in Alaska.
http://www.adn.com/front/story/5383198p-5321681c.html
Alaska schools improve performance
During the school board races here in Anchorage, each candidate was asked to grade the Anchorage School System. The incumbent candidates (Metcalfe and Steele) gave the ASD high grades. I gave the school district a C+.
Why did I give it low marks? Here is why.
In Anchorage, 52 schools made progress and 38 didn't, compared to the previous school year when only 37 schools met the standards and 55 fell short.
I stated the School District would continue to do poorly. It has.
Carol Comeau is once again complaining about the NCLB and talking about the extra funds for transportation costs. Her complaining is getting very old. There is Title funding available for the needed transportation costs.
http://www.stnonline.com/stn/industrynews/newsarchives/june02.htm
According to Paige's letter, a school district must spend at least 20 percent of its Title I, Part A allocation on choice-related transportation and services. Within the 20 percent, a district must spend 5 percent for choice-related transportation, 5 percent for supplemental services and 10 percent for transportation and/or supplemental services as the district determines. The final requirement also can be satisfied using Title V, Part A funds.
Additionally, school districts may use funds transferred to Title I from other federal education programs to pay for transportation. Eligible programs include Title II, Part A Improving Teacher Quality State Grants; Title II, Part D Educational Technology State Grants; Title IV, Part A Safe and Drug Free Schools and Community State Grants; and Title V, Part A State Grants for Innovative Programs.
The real story here is; parents of the children who are in those failing schools have a choice.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110005369
Go Ahead, Call Us Cowboys A visit to the Alaska-Canada border brings home the differences between the cultures.
BY ANDREW KLEINFELD AND JUDITH KLEINFELD Monday, July 19, 2004 12:01 a.m. EDT
Everywhere, Americans are called "cowboys." On foreign tongues, the reference to America's Western rural laborers is an insult. Cowboys, we are told, plundered the earth, arrogantly rode roughshod over neighbors, and were addicted to mindless violence. So some of us hang our heads in shame. We shouldn't. The cowboy is in fact our Homeric hero, an archetype that sticks because there's truth in it.
Cowboys were of course plainsmen--Midwesterners operating from Texas to Kansas to the Dakotas. But their ideas and ideals spread across the continent to our Mountain West as well, even as far as the Alaskan West.
A few years ago, a Canadian anthropologist explained to us how different her countrymen are from Americans. She had a perfect comparison to illustrate this. She suggested that we go to the extreme western edge of Canada and have a look at two small towns named Stewart and Hyder. Stewart is situated in British Columbia, Hyder at the southeastern tip of Alaska. Though just two miles apart, these towns are very different in their "habits of the heart." If we visited them, our anthropologist friend implied, we would immediately understand the superiority of Canadian culture.
We decided to take up her challenge.
A Bugs Life In iraq
http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2004/07/16/news/valley_life/feature1.txt
Fighting bugs, half a world away
By CASEY RESSLER
Valley Life editor
Protecting U.S. soldiers in Iraq is a top priority, and sometimes the enemy isn't obvious. That's why Rocco Moschetti is headed to Iraq.
Moschetti left for Iraq this week, where he will spend a year trying to protect U.S. soldiers from disease-carrying bugs and other pests.
"The biggest thing over there is malaria and a disease called leishmaniasis, which is carried by the Iraqi sand flies," Moschetti said from Texas Monday morning, where he was awaiting a flight to Iraq. "I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to be doing once I get over there. I know they hire a lot of home-country nationals -- local people who do a lot of work. I'm going to be in a supervisory role."
Mosquitoes carry malaria in the Middle East, and the two diseases will be Moschetti's primary concerns.
"I'll be doing vector control, which is basically fighting anything that carries disease," Moschetti said. "Leishmaniasis is a nasty, nasty disease (see related story). Once you have it, there's no cure for it."
Moschetti has made a name for himself in Alaska as one of the top pest management experts. His experiences here will help him in Iraq he said.
"I've talked to a couple of people, and they said supplies and equipment are really limited," Moschetti said. "That's perfect for me because I've learned a lot of tips and tricks that are very environmentally conscious -- without using a lot chemicals."
Moschetti said he got the idea to apply after he was online at Pest Web Internet site. There was a forum and a link to the job application. He immediately was interested, applied and heard back three days later that he got the job. For the husband and father of three young daughters, the decision to go to Iraq was an economic one.
"I haven't talked to anybody who said they were going for any other reason other than money," Moschetti said. "It pays real well. There's a certain risk, but you have to deal with it. You could get killed, but you could get killed driving your truck in Alaska.
"My wife has driven the same car forever, it had over 300,000 miles on it and it died right before I left," Moschetti said. "Maybe I can get us out of debt, buy her a car, stuff like that.
"But there really are other reasons I decided to do it. I thought I had to do it because I can do some good in the world," Moschetti said. "This will be the most important thing I've ever been a part of. If I can go protect our troops and do good for the people, I have to do it."
Leaving his three daughters, ages 9, 7 and 4, and his wife was tough.
"There were a lot of tears shed by my family," he said. "It's kind of hard to talk about that right now."
His wife said she is "thankful for e-mail, that's for sure."
For security reasons, Moschetti isn't allowed to disclose the exact location of where he's headed. He said it is "northwest of Baghdad," and said the area isn't as unsafe as other locations in Iraq.
"It's not a very likely target for anything. It's really safe compared to other areas you see on the news," Moschetti said.
On Monday morning, Moschetti was in Texas after a round of preliminary tests prior to his departure to the Middle East. He was hoping to be on the way to Iraq by the middle part of the week, but things were changing on a constant basis.
Several flights he was scheduled for were canceled at the last minute, and he said he wasn't sure when he would ultimately be getting on the plane to the Middle East following all the changes.
"The processing procedure was very intense. I had all my shots and evaluations and signed my contract last week," Moschetti said. "Now I'm just sitting here in a holding pattern basically."
Moschetti owns Integrated Pest Management of Alaska, and he had to close the doors on the business before he left for Iraq.
Tentatively, the plan is to reopen the business when Moschetti returns from Iraq.
Editors Note: Roco has been contacted to see if he wants to become a contributor to this site.
