Archive for November 2006

Are Your Workers Safe?

November 29, 2006 By
What will kill you? That’s the focus of TIME magazine’s Dec. 4 cover story. The author says that in a world where bird flu and mad cow disease dominate the headlines with scary hyperbole, it’s no wonder we’re not really ...

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Burned Out or Moment of Clarity?

November 14, 2006 By
Few frustrations get the goat of superintendents more than fickle boards that tighten budgets without telling members to expect some changes. You’re not alone. Many superintendents voice concerns about the pressures of meeting expectations with less money each year. “It’s ...

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Labor Crunch Could Get Tighter

November 3, 2006 By
If good help has been hard to find during the past few years, it doesn’t look like it will be any easier in 2007. The federal unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in October, its lowest level since May 2001. ...

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