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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Missouri Education Watchdog: Showing Initiative Used to be a Good Thing - Maybe Not So Much Anymore

Missouri Education Watchdog: Showing Initiative Used to be a Good Thing - Maybe Not So Much Anymore:


Showing Initiative Used to be a Good Thing - Maybe Not So Much Anymore

Initiatives -another name for newly formed, soon to be mandatory, programs that you are probably not going to like.

On C-Span this week Hillary Clinton and S.M. Krishna, Indian External Affairs Minister, gave a joint press conference on the issue of U.S.-India Relations.  In the press conference, Hillary mentioned Obama's "Knowledge Initiative".   For those unfamiliar, you can find more about it on the White House website.

Once there you will find a link to "The Power of Open Education Data" described as:
"Technology, data, and entrepreneurs can help with college affordability—as well as help address our national priorities in K-12 education.
(more from the website) 

That’s why we are excited about the Education Data Initiative, an Administration-wide effort to