Archive for March 17, 2011

Boxer on U.S. Nuclear Facilities in Response of Japan

Senator Barbara Boxer via Bilingual Weekly Newspaper

Washington, DC – Today, Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, wrote to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Gregory Jaczko to request that the NRC conduct a comprehensive investigation of all nuclear facilities in the United States to assess their capacity to withstand catastrophic natural or man-made disasters, in light of the nuclear disaster that continues to unfold in Japan. Continue reading »

Carl Toliver: between fiscal balance and academic performace

When Carl Toliver was called back to lead Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) last year as he faced more than one large and looming problem after another. A diminishing administration battered by politics and ineffective leadership, distrustful labor unions working under the constant fear of layoffs, continually reducing budgets, and stubbornly low student academic performance. Continue reading »