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Looks like these spamming attacks have killed this blog.

Were there real attacks or did the powers that be want to end it?

Nolies,

My guess is that folks were uncomfortable with registering, even though they could create whatever identity they wanted and give a bogus email address.

Most of the comments posted here were signed anonymous or, like yourself, with some fake name. I think people liked being able to just hop on and say whatever they felt and leave whatever name they wanted.

I'm not a fan of that process myself. Most times it only promotes disinformation but sometimes folks left good info that helped me so if I had my way we'd go back to the old way of doing things.

That said we were getting spam, including links to some porn sites so we had to do something.

I'm disappointed we're not getting more hits on the blog and I think our IT people are looking at it.

Brian,

Bring up the issues I presented to you.

You will get feed back.
You know the issues

Purposely misleading.
Miserable results gets ahead

There is news there,
Thats what reporters do

Give it a go.

Very amazing how the GCS staff changed there views from the April 23, 2009 BOE meeting.

http://www.gcsnc.com/boe/2009/4_23/title1_memo.html

First they share they want to change the threshold then they decide not to. Perhaps Don is not the only one that needs to retire hopefully Kelly will follow behind him

http://www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=122986

So with the recent decision to not change the threshold perhaps we will see not only qualified teachers but EFFECTIVE teachers making a difference in these schools.

More Resources = Academic Improvement
http://www.gcsnc.com/boe/2009/5_12/arra_memo.html

Will some please ask Kris who approved the 2005 decision to have the Title 1 threshold at 60% for elementary schools, 67% for middle schools and 75% for high schools

You would think after watching the BOE meeting tonight she was clueless on how this happened. From research of old meeting minutes it looks like she was in attendance.

Is she was so concerned about more schools being included in the threshold perhaps she should have pushed a little harder maybe a 35% threshold for elementary, middle and high but back then they did not want to be called Title 1 now they are all it!

Once again a BOE vote that come back to bit them.

What an unfair comment to Hales and Hare. I would assume thier recommendation was the one presented two weeks ago. When are folks going to start to hold the superintendent and his chiefs for not understanding basic issues like using additional funding to help additional schools?

"folks were uncomfortable with registering" or having to log on to post a comment (another userID and password to remember!).

You might want to suggest using a password manager that makes the signin process a little less painful; such as Roboform, KeePass or some other.

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