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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
A Miracle on Columbia Street
Okay, not a miracle exactly but a nice moment near the holidays, nonetheless. Un-related to education but I thought it was worth a mention.
Just in case you haven’t left the house today, the sidewalks out there are slick. Very slick.
I was coming down Columbia Street into downtown today when I saw a man who had fallen on the sidewalk.
While I was calling 911, an Ohio Edison worker stopped to help as well. He had seen the man actually fall and helped me make sure he was okay then waited with me for the medics to come.
Then a nurse on her lunch break stopped as well and checked to make sure the man didn’t have any severe injuries and waited with him until the paramedics took over.
The EMT workers were fantastic and showed up very quickly even though I’m sure they’re busy today.
The Ohio Edison worker - whose name I didn’t get - also made sure I got back across Columbia to my car safely and helped me merge back into traffic during the busy lunch hour.
Luckily, the man is going to be fine but remember to be careful on foot and on wheels out there.
And thanks to everyone who reminded me today about all the great people living in Clark County.
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Calamity days dwindle again
The five annually-allotted cancellations schools are allowed each year took another hit today due to inclement weather across the county.
Here’s our full list of delays and closings.
Local school districts used some of the five “calamity days” in September when wind storms took out the power lines.
Fulton Elementary and Urbana’s Local Intermediate were the final two buildings to open for that, each using four of their calamity days. With both districts closed again today, those two schools are out of calamity days and will have to make up any more missed days.
And it’s only December.
Read more school news on our education blog.
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Springfield still plans to hold forums tonight
Springfield schools will still conduct its community forums this evening to gather input for the qualities and attributes the community is looking for in the next superintendent and high school campus director.
School is closed today but representatives from Illinois-based BWP & Associates will still meet with residents at Hayward and Roosevelt middle schools tonight as well as invitation-only focus groups through the day.
The open community forums are at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. There will be a session at each school at both times.
Read more schools news on our education blog.
Note: I changed this blog to correct an error: The forums are tonight not this weekend. Sorry for the confusion!
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Obama taps Chicago schools chief for top ed job
An administrator credited with raising achievement in Chicago Public Schools has been selected as the new secretary of education, according to the New York Times.
With seven years at the helm of Chicago schools, Arne Duncan is known for sweeping educational reforms — like completely replacing staff at failing schools — while maintaining relationships with teachers and their unions.
Duncan was a stand-out basketball player who started working with children while playing professionally in Australia. We he returned to the states, he worked in Chicago providing educational opportunities to inner-city youth before joining the public school system in 1998 and taking over as chief executive officer in 2001.
He will replace Margaret Spellings, who oversaw education policy under President George W. Bush and was one of the driving forces behind the No Child Left Behind Act.
Like Spellings, Duncan has never been a teacher, according to his biography on the CPS Web site. While she made her career in education as a policy maker in state and national administrations, he had more of a local background, serving as a district superintendent.
It actually reminds me a little of the differences between former state Superintendent Susan Zelman and new Ohio schools chief Deborah Delisle.
But I have to say she’s definitely got the upper hand on last names here. Spellings is a pretty fantastic name for a secretary of education.
What do you think of Obama’s pick?
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