Archive for the 'Education' Category

Posted in Misc., Education, Voices

What makes a southern mama

Date September 9th, 2007 Comment 3 Comments

Children. They are scary. They aren’t scary in that fang, blood-dripping, apparition sort of way, mind you. They are just so…needy. They require someone to do almost everything for them. That is why we here at blogsavannah have none. Yes, we have little people doing tasks for us and running our t-shirt shop but we […]

Posted in Announcements, Education

Armstrong Atlantic State hosts 5K

Date January 30th, 2007 Comment No Comments

One of our local colleges, Armstrong Atlantic, here in Savannah, is hosting a 5K run to benefit The Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Sponsored, in part, by the ACM (or Association for Computing Machinery) on Saturday, February 10, 2007, at the AASU campus is not for the faint of heart or […]

Posted in Holidays, Education

Not sure what to think

Date January 16th, 2007 Comment 3 Comments

Last night as I lay in bed watching the 11pm news (WTOC, to be precise) I was alarmed at a particular story. The segment was an interview with a late ’50s/early ’60s woman talking about her objection to the MLK parade(s) held in almost all cities. She was a black woman and her […]

Posted in Technology, Education

How to market your business

Date January 2nd, 2007 Comment No Comments

On January 9, the Small Business Chamber presents “How to Market Your Business on the Internet” by Joe Ippolito, President of River Horse Internet Marketing. Attendees will learn how to market their business online and evaluate their web site’s effectiveness. Can a potential customer find your web site online if they search for your business […]

Posted in Education

All this for school board president?

Date December 6th, 2006 Comment 1 Comment

What makes a little over $15,000/year, is the most sought after job in Savannah, has caused more than a dozen public debates, and seems to attract over-qualified candidates? Answer? School Board President of Chatham County Public School System. Yes, indeed. That coveted position of big cheese of public academia. Never […]

Posted in Education

A Christmas Wish for Savannah and its kids

Date December 2nd, 2006 Comment No Comments

With elections for school board officials and such just wrapping up it seems quite appropriate that a christmas wish for Savannah would be a bit of organization, restructuring, and beefing up of the public school system. With a little research I discovered that the 2007 budget has been released in PDF version here. […]

Posted in Education, SCAD

Just another brick in the wall

Date November 8th, 2006 Comment 2 Comments

Now I know that SCAD is a fantastic Art and Design school and has won numerous awards in the past few years for its successes. I also know that the cost of secondary education per year is twice as high as the average yearly wage in 38% of America. However, I am keenly […]