For the first time in several years I am not attending SIGCSE this week. I’m really missing it as so many of my friends will be there. But no use crying over what could have been. Even though I am not there the Microsoft presence is going to be awesome. I wanted to highlight some of it. As you can see from the schedule below there are both short booth sessions with prizes, some regular sessions and a workshop. When you go to these talks please do two things. One is come back and leave your thoughts on the session (or anything else about Microsoft’s presence) on this blog and Two TELL EVERYONE ALFRED SENT YOU! And the Microsoft people in the booth can’t wait to talk to you about what they brought to show off so keep the booth busy.
APCS teachers will really want to talk to Susan Evans about the Pex4Fun for APCS that she has been working on. I have previewed some of this and it looks great. It gives a chance for students to work on interesting and relevant exercises online and on their own time. Great practice for students. Relat
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LOUDONVILLE Last season, Siena forward Ryan Rossiter won Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year for a team with a losing record.
Junior forward O.D. Anosike, boasting similar credentials, is bidding to join his former teammate in that rare company when the MAAC announces its major awards on Thursday in Springfield, Mass.
However, it doesnt appear that Anosike will accomplish the feat, even though hes averaging a double-double and ranks in the top two in the country in rebounding, just as Rossiter did a year ago.
Iona senior point guard Scott Machado is the solid favorite for the award after leading the Gaels to the MAAC regular-season championship.
Siena coach Mitch Buonaguro, who cant vote for his own player, cast his ballot for Machado, whos leading the country with 10.1 assists per game.
He makes them go, Buonaguro said. When hes not out there, theyre not the same team. I look at that how valuable is this guy?
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Article IX, section 1 of our constitution states that “It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders…” Without dissent, the Supreme Court declared in the written opinion that paramount duty means this mandate is the State’s first and highest priority, before any other; that ample provision means considerably more than adequate; that all children means no child is excluded; and that education means the basic knowledge and skills needed to compete in today’s economy and meaningfully participate in our democracy. The high court also completely rejected all of the State’s excuses, even the State’s claim that a financial crisis can justify education funding cuts. The State did not dispute any of the trial court findings on the importance of education to our democracy, and the Supreme Court declared that children in Washington have a constitutional right to an amply funded education.
As part of its ruling, the court used dates and assurances promised in statute by the legislature, to create a timeline for the State’s full compliance with its paramount constitutional duty to amply fund the State’s public schools. The State governmen
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Connecticut Rep. Chris Murphy is proposing federal legislation that would end a 10-year deadline for veterans seeking education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill.
Under current law, qualified veterans can receive up to 36 months of benefits, which can be used for everything from degree and certificate programs to flight training and correspondence courses. Those benefits, however, expire after 10 years following someone’s release from active duty.
Murphy announced Wednesday, at a Meriden senior center, that his “Restore the Promise GI Bill” would eliminate that deadline. It makes veterans who’ve been released from active duty more than 10 years ago eligible for benefits.
Vietnam veteran George Beebe contacted Murphy after learning he wasn’t eligible for the assistance because of the deadline. Beebe served 20 years in the Marines and Army.
Top 25 Showdowns
• Top-ranked Florida cruised to an 8-0 win over No. 19 Central Florida to improve to 4-1 on the season. Jonathon Crawford, who was part of Sundays bullpen meltdown against Cal State Fullerton, rebounded with five scoreless frames, holding the Knights hitless for 4 1/3 innings in his first career start. Gators coach Kevin OSullivan said Monday that he wasnt remotely worried about Crawford, who sat 93-95 with sink against the Titans but fell victim to some well-placed choppers, and his faith was rewarded Wednesday. Daniel Gibson, Bobby Poyner and Ryan Harris combined for four innings of four-hit relief for Florida, and Preston Tucker smacked his third homer of the season to tie UFs career RBIs record.
Other Highlights
• No. 25 Baylor earned its fifth quality win of the young season, beating Texas State 5-1. The Bears broke open a 1-0 game with four runs in the fifth, and five Baylor pitchers held the Bobcats to four hits. In f
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