This just in, from the El Paso Times: The El Paso Independent School District is the only public school district
Category: Education
Back Away From The Computer
Remember when our good friends on the Board of the El Paso Independent School District were selling us that $668
Retrovision: The Real Costs of the QoL Projects
This article originally appeared on 12 April 2017. Sure, half a billion dollars is a lot of money. Especially for
Educating the Electorate
The media aren’t going to do it. Have any of them reported on El Paso’s abysmal population growth rate? Have
Our Local Education
In this piece that I picked up from Brutus’ blog, and which appeared here originally, the author says you don’t
Driving Down the Road, Gazing in the Rearview Mirror
I get it. The billionaires are putting a lot of money into spiffing up downtown. And we better jump on
Retrovision: The Road to Economic Development
This is a lightly edited version of an article that originally appeared on 6 June 2013. Since then, very little
Grit
Here’s Angela Lee Duckworth talking about grit, the power of passion and perseverance. Check it out.
We’re Not Last!
Here’s a list from everybody’s favorite click-bait list creator. WalletHub did a study of the most and least educated MSAs
The Real Costs of the QoL Projects
Sure, half a billion dollars is a lot of money. Especially for a the city with the second lowest per
Make El Paso Great Again
Lemme tell you how to get us out of that hole that the hubris of misguided city officials, at the
Brutus Speaks!
Brutus over there at ElPasoSpeak makes some good points with deeper implications, in this post titled EPISD bonds-story changes again.
Learn to Play the Piano (Sort of)
Is your much better half after you to make some New Year’s resolutions? When Claire asks me what I want
The $669 Million Question
Originally published way back on 7 September 2016 The El Paso Independent School District wants us to give them $669
I guess somebody noticed.
Mr. Bob Moore, editor of the El Paso Times, informed me via Facebook that the Specific Interest Committee Campaign Finance
Do Western Refining’s Shareholders Know?
Corporate boards have a responsibility to their shareholders, and generally those shareholders expect the corporate boards to maximize profits. It’s
There’s nothing wrong with EPISD that two thirds of billion dollars won’t fix. Well, hardly anything.
This from the El Paso Times: The El Paso Independent School District is one of two Texas school districts that
Ya Basta!
Those people advocating for the El Paso Independent School District bond proposal gotta understand. Enough. We’ve got the same people
More Screen Time!
Those nice people at the El Paso Independent School District, the ones who want to stick their hands a little
And Champagne in the Cafeterias
The El Paso Times reports that this year every EPISD high school student will be issued a laptop. Are you