Here is a clue as to why government bureaucrats think straightforward math education must be contorted into a freaky program:

In a confirmation of what commissioners suspected, a new method of calculating state tourism numbers shows the impact of travel on Jackson County is huge.

Here is a clue as to why government bureaucrats think straightforward English education must be contorted into a freaky program:

Last Friday, the city of Brevard emailed Oskar Blues a draft permit covering wastewater, brewery spokeswoman Anne-Fitten Glenn said. “Until we’ve reviewed and evaluated this permit, we can’t move forward on the wastewater treatment systems that we’ve been researching. We’ll continue working with the city to negotiate the permit so we can purchase the best treatment system for the community and the brewery.”

Yerp. Need more teachers.