Mark Rauterkus

• Be a lifeguard

  
  

  Lifeguard class in January, 2010.

  Not too early to sign up now.

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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:17pm EST
  

• Pittsburgh Enrollment Decline Forecast to Continue

  Policy Brief
  An electronic publication of
  The Allegheny Institute for Public Policy
  
  November 4, 2009 Volume 9, Number 67
  
  An independent consultant hired by Pittsburgh Public Schools to study facility usage recommended closing 16 buildings and reconfiguring another 19 of the District’s 70 facilities. The recommendations are based [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:52am EST
  

• College training tough on Freshmen swimmers

  Another bit of research for the need for 13th grade option for Pittsburgh Public Schools.
  
  24Medica - College training tough on Freshmen swimmers: "High school swimmers heading off to compete in college may be ill prepared for grueling collegiate training regimens, study findings hint."
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:22am EST
  

• Delano, Griffin: Foolishness on the airwaves

  Updated for clarity on Nov 5, Interview happened on Nov 4.
  
  Marty Griffin on KDKA Radio says politicians need to take their lumps. Get into the game. "click." Then I'm off the air.
  
  The quickest way to get clicked off the air is to say the media is' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:26am EST
  

• Live Blog the Mark Roosevelt interview with KDKA Radio's Marty Griffin

  Mark Roosevelt, superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools, is slated to be on the Marty Griffin show today, KDKARadio.com, 9 to noon. I'll try to live blog here. Hit refresh while the show is on the air. Chat to me via Google Chat or post in the comments if you wish.[...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:23am EST
  

• Their teamwork was absent

  Rule one: Win by addition.
  
  But, here is the rub in this election, as it was for DeSantis too.
  
  Running mates.
  
  Case in point: In the south neighborhoods, the Motznik sign was planted next to the Ravenstahl sign.
  
  Neither Dok Harris nor [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:50am EST