When I first heard rumblings about a possible move towards national K-12 education standards (made by Education Secretary Arne Duncan and AFT President Randi Weingarten), I was definitely in favor of the idea. The Fordham Institute had just released a study demonstrating the tremendous variance in academic standards between states, and I couldn’t believe that a student who, for example, got a top score on a standardized test in one state might not even be able to pass the equivalent test g
Dear J.T. & Dale: I have a question concerning online applications. When asked for starting and ending pay numbers, is it OK to leave those fields blank, or does this have a negative impact? — Matt J.T.: The negative impact is that many companies will not bother to consider your application if you don’t fill out every item. It seems suspect and/or lazy to them. Dale: I took your question to Tom Boyle, an executive from SilkRoad, a company that provides employment software, includin
Brooklyn, NY—Athletes and rock icons aren’t the only ones who get some special backstage treatment at Madison Square Garden. On June 11, more than a dozen Brooklyn College students interested in careers in television, sports management, entertainment or related industries took an hour-long, top-to-bottom guided tour of the “most famous arena in the world.” The most important stop on the tour was the Human Resources Department, where they dropped off their résumés in hopes of landing internships
This Week in Yankees History August 30th – September 5th August 30th 1905 – Making his MLB debut, Ty Cobb doubles off of Highlander’s Jack Chesbro in a 5-3 Tiger victory at Detroit’s Bennett Park. 1906 – Right-hander Slow Joe Doyle of the Highlanders becomes the 1st 20th century player to start out with 2 shutouts when he beats the Nationals by the score of 5-0. Of his 23 lifetime victories, 7 will be shutouts. He is nicknamed “Slow” because of his time-consuming pace on th
With Dan Lauzon sidelined because of a back injury sustained in training, Nik Lentz has agreed to step in and replace him against Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 103: “Franklin vs. Belfort” from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 19, according to Sherdog.com . Lentz is on a seven-fight win streak that dates back more than two years. He is a Minnesota Martial Arts Academy product who has competed primarily on the local circuit for most of his career. “The Carnie” recently score
