Education

Parents defeat vein scanners for students in Washington school district.

Gee takes leave of absence from Ohio State to become president at West Virginia.

"Gee abruptly retired from Ohio State on July 1 with a $5.8 million retirement package. His departure came after news leaked that he made offensive comments about Catholics, the University of Notre Dame and the Southeastern Conference. The remarks came a year ago at the OSU Athletics Council meeting. His tendency to stick his foot in his mouth wore thin with university trustees, who put Gee on a remediation plan in March 2013.
Our Columbus Bureau also detailed Gee’s exorbitant spending and how he expanded his executive staff and began paying them performance bonuses. Between October 2007 and mid-2012, Gee spent more than $7.7 million on travel, housing, parties and entertainment.
Upon his retirement, Gee received a five-year contract with OSU that included an office, an appointment to the law school, a $1.5 million lump sum and a $410,000 annual salary and the title ‘president emeritus.’ Gee will maintain his titles and positions at OSU but not take a salary while at WVU, Ohio State officials said."

This guy must know where bodies are buried, and this freakishly bizarre setup can only occur because of the high education bubble.