School districts in Maine will now be allowed to choose whether to use proficiency-based diplomas or other graduation standards under a bill that has become law. The law represents a significant rollback of the graduation standards that were going to be required for this year’s freshman class. Under a law passed in 2012, students would have been required to demonstrate proficiency in eight key areas – including math, English and science/technology – in order to graduate.But the shift has proved controversial in some areas. After months of discussion and debate, lawmakers settled on a compromise that will enable school districts to choose whether to continue using proficiency-based standards or revert to the traditional system of courses, A-through-F grades and credits to qualify for graduation. Related Legislators vote to ease Maine’s proficiency-based education mandate, allow more ‘local control’ Gov. Paul LePage’s office said he signed … [Read more...] about New law lets Maine school districts decide how students make the grade to graduate
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Rockhouse Pizza at Wolf’s in Henderson moving to new riverfront home
Aimee Blume Evansville Courier & Press Published 3:24 p.m. UTC Jul 21, 2018 Fans of Rockhouse Pizza in Henderson, eat your fill at the Wolf’s Tavern building by this coming Saturday - -or on this Saturday if you want a real party. After the 28th, the business will be closing for a short time as they move into their modern new digs on the Henderson riverfront. Christy Osborn is the owner and operator, along with co-owner and father Lindsey Embry and husband David Osborn. “The first Rockhouse pizza started in Robards in1996, and it’s still running,” she said. “We decided in 2013 that we wanted to bring the pizza and strombolis to Henderson. The Wolf’s Tavern building was available, and it was so historic and a good fit, moving in here was a no-brainer.” Over the ensuing five years, however, the family decided the best way to run a business was to own the building, and when the former Ky. Unemployment Office building came up for sale on … [Read more...] about Rockhouse Pizza at Wolf’s in Henderson moving to new riverfront home
California’s high tech, diverse population are its new story
It’s is a historic time in California and the Bay Area, almost like living in the middle of the Gold Rush. In a single generation, Californians have invented a whole new world. California has been powered by high tech and sweeping demographic change. It’s become a state of both riches and poverty — million dollar houses and tent camps, billionaires and beggars. The face of California has changed, too. The Census Bureau says that 39.1 percent of Californians are Latino, people with roots from the other side of the wall President Trump wants to build. Latinos now outnumber non-Hispanic whites, who are 37.2 percent of the population. This polyglot population — close to 40 million people — has built a place like nowhere else. It’s amazing. Somebody should write a book. If California were a country, it would have the fifth-largest economy in the world, larger than the United Kingdom, which has 26 million more people. Los Angeles has the 18th-largest … [Read more...] about California’s high tech, diverse population are its new story
Four New Asian Restaurants in Metro Phoenix You Don’t Want to Miss
The number and breadth of Asian restaurants we have in the Valley keeps expanding. We got some great ones at the end of 2017 (Glai Baan, for example). And we have gotten some winners in 2018. From sushi to noodles to sandwiches to fried chicken, here are four new Asian restaurants more than worth checking out ASAP. These places bring flavors that will have you hoping the eastern Renaissance continues. Leo Nakano, with spicy salmon roll in foreground Jackie Mercandetti Sushi Nakano Yang Nyeom and Ganjang Chicken from Po Chicken Jackie Mercandetti Po Chickenjuk – Korean-style rice porridges, which are served with a small but elegant array of banchan, the tiny side dishes that typically land on the table at the beginning of a Korean meal. So what makes KFC different from American-style fried chicken? The magic is in its thin, delicate, very crisp crust. The chicken is only lightly battered and often double-fried, which produces fried chicken with a thin, crackly … [Read more...] about Four New Asian Restaurants in Metro Phoenix You Don’t Want to Miss
New CEO pay ratio rule offers narrow view into executive compensation
The new CEO pay-ratio rule has provided a new view into executive compensation — but more a peephole, limited and slightly distorted. Public companies have long had to disclose the compensation of their five highest-paid executives, including the CEO. Under the new regulation, public companies need to report the ratio of the CEO’s pay to the pay of the median employee at the company. “First off, no doubt CEO pay needs to be looked at and debated,” said David Larcker, a professor at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business who studies executive compensation and corporate governance. But he has concerns about the new rule: “I think it’s dangerous to collapse the debate down to a simple ratio like this without thinking about the situation of the company.” The rule, part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, was intended to highlight the income gap between CEOs and workers. When the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted the final rule, … [Read more...] about New CEO pay ratio rule offers narrow view into executive compensation