tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post7851632993331527686..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: The things I learn on NJ 101.5Dukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-35069146393520060712010-04-28T18:08:20.220-07:002010-04-28T18:08:20.220-07:00If air traffic controllers were as inaccurate as r...If air traffic controllers were as inaccurate as radio DJ's...<br /><br />Oh, and why does everyone on 101.5 sound like they're broadcasting from the Batcave?Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-48269543822311137542010-04-27T06:44:23.891-07:002010-04-27T06:44:23.891-07:00I also learned this morning on NJ101.5 that:
1) ...I also learned this morning on NJ101.5 that: <br /><br />1) Hey... Long Island teachers are taking pay freezes which means NJ teachers should too! (especially since we know how highly paid NJ teacher are) But wait, Long Island teachers generally make a much higher salary than NJ teachers of similar characteristics (http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/teacher-salaries-in-nj-and-ny-counties/)<br /><br />2) That we'd be better off getting our kids educated in Georgia than NJ because they could get a HOPE scholarship to a GA public college, and of course, Georgia K-12 schools are at least as good as NJ schools and for much lower cost. But... in reality - see the final graph here: http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/?s=common+standards<br /><br />3) And finally, Genius Jim opined (in response to a caller) that it is a silly assertion that schooling quality in NJ - or the decline of it (or even perceived decline) - could have any affect on housing values? Wow, I can't even begin to list the empirical research on this point. <br /><br />It's amazing what you can learn in the two minutes after the traffic report before you remember to change the station to WBGO.Brucehttp://schoolfinance101@wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com