The Governor's Good Advice

Our governor held her last televised news conference this morning at the Eccles Broadcast Center. Listen to her passion for education and public service:

"Get as much education as you can. Reach out. Dream your dream. Get involved. Do the hard work. Lay the groundwork. There's been no greater experience for any individual, male or female, than to be involved in public service."
--Olene S. Walker

• Read the transcript or view the streaming video
• Browse the archives
• Backstory on the transcript publishing process

Next month we'll see how Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. likes this venue.

Blogging Principal

What elementary school principal would make it a priority to write a blog and post Flickr photos to the web? I hadn't really considered the question until I ran across Tim Laurer's Education/Technology blog. Tim is principal of Lewis Elementary School in Portland, Oregon. The school's site also is in a blog format.