collier at Brave New Filmshttp://bravenewfilms.org/topics/collier2008-11-21T02:19:43ZSave Collier Schoolshttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42280-save-collier-schools2008-11-21T02:19:43Zteamster
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<p>Collier County's controversial school superintendent wants to rush through a School Board vote to contract out school custodial work to GCA, the same contractor he brought into Rockford, Illinois Schools in 2005. In this shocking video, Rockford parents, teachers, engineers and a former GCA manager graphically describe this failed experience.</p>
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Senate hearing: GDP fails to measure progresshttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/33149-senate-hearing-gdp-fails-to-measure-progress2008-10-18T09:30:43ZThe Real News
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<p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080301YT">therealnews.com</a>
<br />Martin Collier: We are what we measure and GDP does not measure what we value</p>
<p>Wednesday March 19th, 2008</p>
<p>Martin Collier is founding Executive Director and a Managing Board Member of the Glaser Progress Foundation, created by Rob Glaser, CEO and Chairman of RealNetworks. At the Foundation, Collier oversees initiatives to: create new and better measures of national progress; support independent and progressive media; and strengthen the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. He is the Treasurer for Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media, a Board Member of ProgressNow and FUSE and an Advisory Board Member of Free Press. He is a past Board Member of the National Alliance of Media Arts and Culture. Before joining the Foundation, Collier was an analyst for the Washington State Senate and an attorney focused on environmental and consumer interest class action litigation.</p>
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