[school-discuss] Another threat

[tom poe]

Hello:  I went to the aacc site and selected "contact us" and filled in the 
form as seen below.  You might want to do the same for both the aacc and 
washington state community college association, or whatever it is there.
Thanks,
Tom Poe
Reno, NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/
http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/
http://renotahoe.pm.org/


http://www.aacc.nche.edu/

Hello: Does the AACC have an exclusive license with Microsoft to provide 
services, equipment, etc. in our Community Colleges across the country?

Also, I am interested in determining whether community colleges are allowed 
to install and operate Linux OS on equipment without violating the agreement 
AACC has with Microsoft.



On Monday 13 May 2002 14:14, Kevin Stiles wrote:
> Greeting!
>
> I just finished an argument with our Bus. Ed. department about what they
> needed to be able to teach various office type classes at our High
> School.  I lost.
>
> In Washington State, all Bus Ed. teachers who are teaching office type
> products are REQUIRED to be certified in the appropriate area.  So far the
> only reference I can find in the state's information is MOUS (Microsoft)
> certification.  With this in place it will be extremely difficult for any
> alternative software to get into our schools.
>
> The link is:
>
> http://www.k12.wa.us/careerteched/busmark/training.asp
> and
> http://www.nwcet.org/viewarticle.aps?art=10
>
> Any ideas how to fight this?  Without it repealed Washington State is dead
> in the water at the Staff level, at least with the most vocal of the
> teachers involved.
>
> ThanX!
>
> Kevin Stiles
> Pasco School District