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MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012

TN educators submit feedback on evaluation system (Associated Press/JohnsonThe head of an education foundation commissioned by G ov. Bill Haslam to review Tennessees new teacevaluation system says it has identified a key concern teachers have about the testing data used to evaluathem and will propose recommendations to address it. Former state Sen. Jamie Woodson, a KnoxvRepublican, met with The Associated Press late last week to discuss the report to be released today by the StCollaborative on Reforming Education, or SCORE, which was launched by former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist. Haslaannounced in December that he was comm issioning an outside review to help separate the anecdotes frflaws in the new system, which has been heavily criticized by educators and lawmakers Democrats aRepublicans. The governor, a Republican, asked that the recommendations be reported back to the state tsummer. Woodson wouldnt reveal the specific recommendations before the release of the report, but she

highlight three main concerns gathered in feedback from nine roundtables and more than 16,000 teachers aadministrators who participated in a statewide questionnaire.http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20120611/NEWS04/306110034/TN-educators-submit-feedback-evaluatiosystem?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News(SUBSCRIPTION)

Chattanooga State launches honors college (Times Free-Press/Trevizo)There are students at Chattanooga State Community College with grade-point averages and ACT scores henough to enroll at essentially any school they want, but for one reason or another they choose to stay closehome. Chattanooga State wants to make sure they are not being shortchanged. So the college is piloting honors college program -- College W ithin a College -- this fall with 16 students who will first participate on a patime basis. The goal is to implement the program fully by fall 2013. When all elements of the program areplace, 25 students with ACT scores of at least 27 and GPAs of 3.6 would enrol l in honors courses

Chattanooga State with the goal for them to graduate debt-free with a bachelor's degree from a selective privschool. So far, partnerships have been formed with Sewanee: The University of the South in Tennessee aBerry and Morehouse colleges in Georgia. Discussions continue with other schools, including Vanderbilt aBelmont universities in Nashville.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/11/tennessee-chattanooga-state-launches-honors/?local

UT offering free tutoring for learning disabled, ADHD-diagnosed childr

(NS/Brake)Parents with children who have been diagnosed with a learning disability and/or attention deficit hyperactivdisorder are encouraged to sign their children up for free tutoring sessions on the University of Tennesscampus this summer. The UT special education and school psychology programs are teaming up with the Ko

Learning, Assessment and Social Skills Center to offer tutoring to students in grades first through sixth who struggling with reading or math. The students will meet with teachers working toward special educatcertification 8:30-9:30 a.m. July 2 through July 26 from in the Claxton Education building and Bailey EducatComplex on the UT campus. There will be one teacher for every two to three children and each child will havindividualized learning plan that caters to their academic needs, said Sherry Bell, interim department head of UT special education program. Bell said the students will not be using computers or worksheets in thcurriculum because the program is m eant to be interactive.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/11/ut-offering-free-tutoring-for-learning- disabled/

Scenic Cummins Falls makes latest addition to park system (NS/Simmons)
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The parking lot was freshly graveled, and at the nearby overlook banners representing the Tennessee state fwere draped over the split rail fence as reminders of the dedication that took place here just before Memorial Dweekend. Cummins Falls State Park still bears the telltale signs of newness. On May 22 the 211-acre tract wofficially dedicated as Tennessee's 54th state park the first addition to the state park system in 14 yefollowing the 1998 dedication of Cumberland Trail State Scenic Trail. The centerpiece of the park is CummFalls, a postcard-pretty waterfall that drops 75 feet over a series of stairstep rock ledges into a pale-green plunpool that's been rated one of the 10 best swimm ing holes in the U.S. by T ravel and Leisure magazine. The faare located nine miles north of Cookeville on the Eastern Highland Rim, a physiographic region in MiddTennessee known for its caves and scenic rivers On a recent visit, we were given a tour by park Ray Cutchthe new park manager assigned to Cummins Falls. An accomplished rock climber, Cutcher's rope and technirescue skills are a good fit for the park's steep, rocky terrain. Also assigned to the park is ranger Jeremy VadBoth Cutcher and Vaden served previously at nearby Burgess Falls State Park, so they're familiar with the arehttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/11/scenic-cummins-falls-makes-latest-addition-to/

Tindell won't endorse candidate to succeed him (News-Sentinel/Humphrey)State Rep. Harry Tindell will apparently vote for fellow Democrat Gloria Johnson as his successor in representKnox County's 13th House District, but he won't flatly say so and says he won't be actively campaigning anyone. "I don't sell Gloria short at all. I'm just choosing not to try to push my will on voters. She's got a lotenergy and ideas," said Tindell explaining his official silence in an interview. Tindell, who announced earlier t

year that he won't seek re-election to a 12th term in the state House, says he also knows the other candidaseeking to succeed him and "they all have some very positive traits." The others are Independent candidate NCazana and Republicans Gary Loe and Vanderbilt Brabson, who are now engaged in a primary battle.another point Tindell said: "I am a Democrat and I vote Democrat," but then added "I'll make my decision in voting booth. "I don't think people want to hear what I think, what I want," he said. "It's the voters' decision, retiring politicians."http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/11/tindell-wont-endorse-candidate-to-succeed-him

Thompson announces candidacy for state Senate District 24 (Jackson Sun)Brad Thompson, a longtime community advocate for Northwest Tennessee, has announced his candidacy state Senate D istrict 24, citing his career of strengthening the areas infrastructure and growing the loeconomy. The district includes Benton, Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Obion and Weakley counties. A civic leadfarmer, educator and Bible class teacher, Thompson said in a news release that he will focus on results

working families, and hell work across party lines to ensure that each county in the district has the beopportunity for jobs growth. People have seen enough partisan bickering, Thompson said in the release. Ill politics aside to make progress on what really matters getting people back to work and making sure ochildren can get a high-quality education so they can compete for the jobs of the future. A native of ObCounty, Thompson served for many years as a top aide to U.S. Rep. John Tanner, the release said. During ttime, he worked on major economic development projects in Northwest Tennessee, including Interstate 69, Port at Cates Landing, the Everett Stewart Regional Airport, the Spillway Project, U.S. 79 from ParisDover/Clarksville, and U.S. 79 from McKenzie to M ilan.\http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120611/NEWS01/306110003/Local-briefs-Thompson-runs-state-Senate-nominate-father-year-county-committees-meet-share-stories-about-Dad?nclick_ check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

New Course in College Costs (Wall Street Journal)Rising student debt levels and fresh academic research have brought greater scrutiny to the question of whetthe federal government's expanding student-aid programs are driving up college tuition. Studies of relationship between increasing aid and climbing prices at nonprofit four-year colleges found mixed resuranging from no link to a strong causal connection. But fresh academic research supports the idea that studeaid in the form of grants leads to higher prices at for-profit schools, a sm all segment of postsecondary educatiThe new study found that tuition at for-profit schools where students receive federal aid was 75% higher thancomparable for-profit schools whose students don't receive any aid. Aid-eligible institutions need to be accreditby the Education Department, licensed by the state and meet other standards such as a maximum rate of defaby students on federal loans. The tuition difference was roughly equal to the average $3,390 a year in fedegrants that students in the first group received, according to the National Bureau of E conomic Research workpaper by Claudia Goldin of Harvard University and Stephanie R iegg Cellini of George Washington University.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303296604577454862437127618.html?
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Hospitals Arent Waiting for Verdict on Health Care Law (New York Times)Giant aquariums now soothe pediatric patients at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. It has added welcosigns in 10 languages, a state-of-the-art cardiac operating room and programs to keep chronically ill adults safat home. But as Pamela S. Brier, the chief executive, was w alking to the main entrance last week, she spotte

rain-soaked plastic bag on the front steps. Millions of dollars in revenue now depend on improving patienperceptions of the hospital. I cant stand it, Ms. Brier muttered, and she darted over, her cream chiffon drefluttering, to scoop up the litter herself.It was the first Monday in June, counting down to a United StaSupreme Court decision that could transform the landscape of American health care. But like hospitals acrothe country, Maimonides is not waiting around for the verdict. Win, lose or draw in court, administrators said, policies driving the federal health care law are already emb edded in big cuts and new payment formulas thospitals ignore at their peril. And even if the law is repealed after the next election, the economic pressurecare differently for more people at lower cost is irreversible.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/nyregion/maimonides-medical-center-grapples-with-health-care-uncertainty.html?_r=1&ref=todayspa per(SUBSCRIPTION)

For Many State Budgets, a Year of Relief (Stateline)

Few state economies or state budgets were hit as hard by the recession as those of Arizona, Michigan aRhode Island. Three years ago, desperate for an infusion of immediate cash, Arizona decided to sell parts ofstate Capitol complex to private investors. Two years ago, Michigan had endured a full decade of budget cris the state lost jobs every year between 2000 and 2010 bu t was sti ll cutting its higher education budget. Lyear, Rhode Island was forced to take control of bankrupt Central Falls, even as the state closed its own $3million budget gap with a mix of service cuts and tax increases. This year, all three states could claim budgsurpluses. These werent the only states whose fiscal fortunes were changing for the better. Budgets inmajority of states started to show a substantial recovery. That progress changed the choices states wconsidering. Unlike a year ago, fewer states were debating tax increases and spending cuts. Instead, more wweighing the relative benefits of restoring services that were cut, rebuilding their reserves or cutting taxes, aseveral did approve substantial tax cuts. Those m ore palatable options also contributed to a year of relatbudget peace, with fewer states seem ingly in danger of not completing their budgets before the start of the nfiscal year.http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/for-many-state-budgets-a-year-of-relief-858 99397288

ORNL cooperated on federal probe that led to DOE offic ial's indictme

(NS/Munger)A spokesman for Oak R idge National Laboratory said lab officials cooperated fully in a federal investigation tled to the recent indictment of M ichael Strayer, a former senior executive at the U.S. D epartment of Energy alongtime employee at ORNL, and his wife, Karen Earle, for a scheme that allegedly diverted $1.2 milliongovernment funds to their personal use. Strayer, 69, and Earle, 48, were arraigned last week in U.S. DistCourt in Maryland. Both entered not guilty pleas, and a trial date was tentatively scheduled for mid-August. Tcase revolves around the alleged misuse of federal funding for the SciDAC (Scientific Discovery throuAdvanced Computing) Review, a Department of Energy publication that Strayer started soon after he left OR

in 2004 to take a job at DOE headquarters in Washington. As DOE's associate director of Advanced ScientComputing Research, Strayer used program funds for the publication to tout the work done by the agencscientific computing programs and related partnerships with universities.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/11/ornl-cooperated-on-federal-probe-that-le d-to-doe/

Nashville vies for 'hip' tech workers (Tennessean/Williams)Chamber says Music City is cool enough to take on coastal giants Can hip, young technology workers be enticto move to Nashville from such cool places as New York, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, OrThats the question the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Technology Council are wrestwith as they try to help businesses in Middle Tennessee find good candidates for nearly 1,200 vacant technolojobs. Although details of the recruiting push are still be ing determined, its a cinch local recru ite rs will turn
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social networking and other digital strategies to reach tech-savvy job seekers. One of the key things is to creawareness of all the good things that are happening here. Were getting support from a lot of businessebecause if we cant fill jobs, that inhibits the ability of our companies to grow, said George Lazenby, chexecutive of Emdeon and chairman of the chambers tech-recruiting task force. So, what Music City attributshould city leaders sell to big-city recruits who have enjoyed the benefits of living on the East or West coasts amight need persuading to move to the South?http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120611/BUSINESS04/306110030/Nashville-vies-hip-tech-workers?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews&nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Mystery over topic for discussion clouds special board meeting (CA/Roberts)What will happen at today's special-called school board meeting is the subject of as much speculation now when chairman Billy Orgel called it in late May. The lone agenda item is a review of Mem phis City Schools SuKriner Cash's contract. Shelby County unified school board member Martavius Jones is pushing to get tmeeting canceled, saying he sees no reason to meet unless Shelby County Schools Supt. John A itken's contris also discussed. In an e-mail last week, Orgel said Aitken's contract could be added to the agenda or discussin a separate meeting "if that's the will of the board." It would take 12 members of the 23-member boardchange the agenda. The meeting was originally set for 2 p.m. at the Teaching and Learning Academy, 24Union, but later the time was changed to 5 p.m. Board member Tomeka Hart says the ambiguity is a sign oboard without a clear process for how it will name its leader and conduct other business.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jun/11/mystery-clouds-board-meeting/(SUBSCRIPTION)

School district budgets up for vote (Jackson Sun)Jackson-Madison County School Board members will vote on the districts 2012-13 general purpose and capbudgets during this weeks meeting. After weeks of discussions, school officials have expressed confidencethe budget proposal that will initiate the first phase of the middle school turnaround at one building and capproject needs in other school buildings. The districts annual budget is an estimated $98 million, while capexpenditures total nearly $3 million. Board members will discuss and vote on the budget during Thursdameeting. Also during the meeting, the board will discuss Superintendent Buddy Whites contract. Last year, tboard approved a contract for White that did not, according to board chairman David Clifft, expire on June 30 ais open-ended until another superintendent is hired. His evaluation is coming up, and hes nearing the end of first 12 months, Clifft said. Last November, the board voted 6-3 in favor of increasing Whites salary to $116,00making him the districts highest paid employee.http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120611/NEWS01/306110008/School-district-budgets-up-vote?nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

More than 100 employees retire from Clarksville-Montgom ery School System (LCDirector says that many retire almost each year Joy Huggins, 65, retired as a high school counselor froRossview High, joining more than 100 C larksville-Montgomery County School System employees who began retirement life this year. Huggins was an educator and counselor for 43 years, 36 of them at C MCSS. It was tinspiration of her biology teacher in high school that moved her to teach children science. Ive always liked sciences and kids. Theres a thrill that goes when you are in the classroom and you see the sparkle when yare teaching, Huggins said. You see the gleam in their eyes that they understand. I worked hard to relachemistry to the worlds so it wasnt in a textbook but something you dealt w ith daily. I was very fortunate. I livthrough two generations of children. I taught parents and their students. ... I enjoyed my time there. Over 4,0years of experience More than 4,000 years of experience left the CMCSS this year when approximately 1people retired.http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20120610/NEWS01/306100008/More-than-100-employees-retire-from-Clarksville-Montgomery-School-System?nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

North Dakota: Flush State Ponders a Tax Cut's Cost (Wall Street Journal)An energy boom has flooded North Dakota's coffers at a time when almost every other state is strugglingmake ends meet. But when its fiscally conservative residents get the chance Tuesday to vote themselves a tax cut, they are expected to say "no." At issue is a referendum for a proposed constitutional amendmenteliminate local property taxes, requiring the newly flush state government to m ake up the difference. Proponena loose group that includes people ranging from progressives to tea-party members, say the state can afford
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thanks to as m uch as $3 billion in expected revenue from taxes on oil and natural-gas production in the currand next fiscal years. They also cite sales-tax revenue that has jumped 86% from two years ago because ofinflux of new residents and businesses. "It is certainly a perception of the people we are sitting on too mumoney," said state Rep. Dan Ruby, a R epublican who supports Tuesday's measure.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303296604577454160588463068.html?mod=ITP_pageone_1(SUBSCRIPTION)

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Editorial: Council mem bers wise to remove themselves from pension plan (NS)Knoxville City Council members have been wrestling with a shortfall in the city's pension plan, but somembers have made their feelings about one aspect of the issue clear: Council members do not need to be pof the pension system. Councilman Marshall Stair emphasized the point. "I think it's ridiculous that we get tpensions," he said, "and we're only part-time employees." Under the City Charter, council members m ust join plan. No doubt this charter provision arrived with good intentions during better economic times, but those timall but vanished during the recession that began in late 2007. And placing part-time elected officials undepension system that was designed to help full-time city employees who will work for the local government for better part of their careers appears now to be frivolous. Councilman George Wallace voiced another reason removing the elected officials from the city pension plan and preventing future council members from joining"You have to set yourself apart from those issues," he said. "You have to look at them objectively."http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jun/11/editorial-council-members-wise-to-remove-from/

Editorial: Highway bill to nowhere (Comm ercial Appeal)The Surface Transportation Act, called the highway bill for short, is the basic measure funding the nation's roabridges and mass transportation systems. Typically, the bill lasts for four to six years, giving state transportatofficials needed time for long-term planning. The last bill expired in 2009. Congress has temporarily extendenine times since then, most recently in March. That extension expires June 30. So much for long-tetransportation planning. With May's dismal jobs report showing a loss for the month of 28,000 construction joyou would think that renewing the transportation act would be an urgent priority. Clearly, you are not a membof Congress, specifically not a Republican back-bencher whose chief role seems to be to make GOP HouSpeaker John Boehner's life miserable. In March, the Senate passed a two-year, $109 billion bill, basically to btime for the House to finish work on its own five-year, $260 billion plan. But urban and rural Republicans cacome to agreement over funding for mass transit.

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Editorial: Govt. is not answer to U.S. obesity problem (Jackson Sun)New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg got the nations attention recently when he moved to ban the saleextra-large sugared soft drinks in the Big Apple. W e disagree with Bloomberg that it is the job of governmenttell us what kind of soft drink to have or to tell private businesses what kind of soft drinks to sell. But the maydid accomplish something important by raising the profile of Am ericas obesity problem. Clearly, something mbe done. Soon after Bloombergs announcement, first lady Michelle Obama joined officials from the Walt DisnCo. to announce its decision to change how it advertises food products to children and to promote healthalternatives. Neither proposal uttered a word about the personal responsibility of Americans to look after thown health. Reasonable government regulation can help set the stage for healthier eating. Private compan
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can be good citizens by creating healthy food products and designing responsible advertising. But what abthe responsibility of individuals to exercise and eat responsibly?http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120611/OPINION/306110012/Govt-not-answer-U-S-obesity-problem?nclick_check=1(SUBSCRIPTION)

Times Editorial: Boost the minimum wage (Chattanooga Times Free-Press)Political candidates generally talk more about how they would get government off the backs of citizens th

about the positive things government can and should do to help ordinary working Am ericans. Dr. Mary Headra primary care physician and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the 3 rd congressional district, donot fit that mode. Her willingness to advocate for a higher minimum wage is a good example. She rightly notas do many economists, that the nation's low minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, has failed miserably over decadto keep pace with inflation and the rising cost of living. At the federal minimum wage, a full-time job would pjus t $15,080 a year. That's not enough to get any adult worke r out of poverty . Ye t contrary to what m any be liethat's all many bread-winners with children earn, especially in the South, where most states refuse to seminimum wage higher than the federal level.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/11/chattanooga-times-boost-the-minimum-wage/?opiniontimes

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