When Politics Enter the School Board
“This ricocheting of policies is destabilizing to the entire public education system. Superintendents are changed, district “directions” are altered, and teachers and parents are tensely awaiting the next fluctuation in angst. This is no way to function as a large system.”
Misinformation Mayhem: Satanic Panic 2.0
“Now here we are in 2022, and instead of satanic cults lying in wait in every small town in America, it’s teachers wanting to “groom” your children lurking in every classroom in the country. It’s all too familiar, isn’t it?”
Book Banning and Educational Gag Orders
“While book bans in the United States may seem new, this is actually a century-old trend in our public schools. These “educational gag orders,” which are government limits put on topics of teaching and learning, have been seen in various iterations.”
Live from NY: The DougCo Board of Education?
“It makes you wonder: Who's really running our BoE ... and why are they so obsessed with our Equity Policy that took several years and many diverse stakeholders from the community to develop before it was unanimously approved?”