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As many of you know, at the beginning of 2011, I hosted a “Predictions Event” in which I shared my STRONG conviction that one of the hottest client areas for your business in the next 12 months would be the LOCAL Business Community! The reality is that the average local business owner has become increasingly dissatisfied with the diminishing return they are seeing on more expensive traditional advertising channels like radio, television and print media.

In my opinion, Local Search Marketing, Facebook Marketing and Video Marketing Services make up the most relevant and dynamic marketing trio for any local business across any industry. Whi

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Francisco Cigarroa, chancellor of the UT System

Francisco Cigarroa, chancellor of the University of Texas System, has sent a letter to Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov David Dewhurst and members of the Texas legislature arguing that a proposed law allowing concealed carry on college campuses would make the environment less safe for everyone.

The bill, which appears poised for passage in the Republican-controlled legislature, would allow licensed carriers to bring a concealed weapon onto a college campus, ostensibly for defense in case of a mass shooting like the one at Virgina Tech.  

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Tomorrow afternoon, I’m going to sit down with students at all 5 Bay Area law schools (Berkeley, Hastings, Santa Clara, San Francisco and Golden Gate) to discuss how they are feeling about job prospects and law school rankings. You can listen live and chat with us and ask questions tomorrow (Sunday 2/27) at 4 pm PST/7 pm EST, or listen to it after we’re done (either online or through iTunes download). Click here for more information about my next Blog Talk Radio Show.

Because what’s happened in Providence, Rhode Island is so outlandish, it could seem like a joke that the city government would issue would issue pink slips to every teacher in the district. Of course it’s no joke, but a painful reality when it was announced several days ago that every 1,926 of the district’s teachers would get notice of termination. If anybody in the education world in Providence is laughing, it’s nothing but gallows humor.

And why would a city lay off all of its teachers? Like so many American school districts in crisis, Providence’s district is facing staggering deficits; theirs to the tune of $40 million. (Other cities considering similar “You’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me” maneuvers include Detroit, where they may shut down half the schools, leaving some classes with as many as 60 students.)

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So if you’ve picked up a newspaper in the past week or so, you know that the federal budget is in major flux, with the prospect of a government shutdown.

Should education programs be worried?

While a possible shutdown is probably not going to be a picnic for anyone, if the past is any guide, most school districts and states wouldn’t feel an immediate pinch.

Why? Well, many formula programs in the department, including the all-important Title I grants to districts and special education, are “forward-funded.” That means the money for this fiscal year that Congress is currently squabbling over—fiscal year 2011—isn’t slated to make its way to districts until July of this year. Tha

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The Innovation Initiative that came out of a Falcon School District 49 board retreat in December was the culmination of years of discussions about how best to educate children, board members say.

While some community members may have been startled with a flurry of activity in the past two months during which top administration positions were eliminated and other jobs were redefined, board members simply say it was time for change.

“We’re tying to lay groundwork for future generations,” school board president David Martin said.

The board wants to make changes now, so the growing 14,700-student school district on Colorado Springs’ eastern edge may avoid future struggles.

A 2008 law that opened the door for schools or districts to try new things was key to the decision to move forward with a complete makeover of the district. Distric

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