Category Archives: Education

A Rational Approach to Learning

Posted on January 19, 2012 by matt ohern

Remember the old television commercials that proclaimed “Reading is Fundamental?”  They were part of a national program that is now known as RIF that gives away books to children around the world.  While I am sure RIF is a great … Continue reading →

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Governor Bob Tackles Education Reform

Posted on January 19, 2012 by matt ohern

Well, well, Gov. Bob McDonnell has finally found his inner radical. His legislative proposals for economic development and energy are pretty tame stuff, but the educational agenda he announced yesterday would push Virginia schools way out of their comfort zone. … Continue reading →

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How Should we Fund “Students Without Borders?”

Posted on December 14, 2011 by matt ohern

Shortly after I was elected to the Fairfax County School Board 15 years ago, a gentleman stood up at a school budget meeting and asked, “Can’t we charge these kids for their textbooks?” The legal answer was, “No, not without … Continue reading →

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Leveraging Dollars with Data

Posted on December 1, 2011 by matt ohern

A data warehousing project coming online in late 2012 will help Virginia lawmakers forge education policy based upon hard data instead of anecdote and ideology. By  James A. Bacon Tod Massa is big man with big ideas. His goal is … Continue reading →

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Why I want Michael Mann’s Emails

Posted on December 1, 2011 by matt ohern

By Dr. David Schnare, PhD (Publisher’s Note: Dr. Schnare is the lead attorney in the UVA-Mann email case.) Recently, Nature Magazine published an editorial suggesting that “access to personal correspondence is a freedom too far” and that Michael Mann, whom … Continue reading →

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