hard deadlines

On March 5, I sent an e-mail to Brown professor Kenneth Wong, who developed the RI Dept. of Education (RIDE) proposed funding formula, asking him to explain some of the calculations. Last night, I got this note from RIDE.

From: "Cole, Kristen"
Date: March 11, 2010 7:50:29 PM EST
To: jmcdaid@torvex.com
Subject: FW: Request for information

Hi John -

Dr. Wong forwarded your email to me? There is a handout on RIDE's website that explains the state share ratio and provides the supporting documentation. Please go to www.ride.ri.gov and click on the Proposed Funding Formula link on the home page.

Kristen Cole
RI Department of Education

I thought that since Dr. Wong wasn't too busy to site down and explain his formula to the editorial board of the student newspaper, the Brown Daily Herald, that he might take the time to answer substantive questions from a reporter in one of the communities actually impacted by his formula.

Guess I was wrong.