When They Keep Showing Us Who They Really Are, It’s Time We Believe Them
“Even if we suspend our disbelief and presume that CPAN’s intentions are to support public education and uplift teachers, the rhetoric from their featured speakers at the event and the organizations they recognized with “Champion Awards,” demonstrate that CPAN is anything but a public education supporter.“
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?”
What Does it Mean to “Dismantle” Public Education? Casting Educators and Teachers’ Unions as the Bad Guys
“By lowering the standards for teacher qualifications, two messages are loud and clear – first, teachers are not professionals; and second, lowering the quality of public education is acceptable.”
Community Conversation - Let’s Get Real About Passing a Bond/MLO
“Superintendent Kane and the new board majority need to change their current ACTIONS (starting with the school board majority following the law) as soon as possible to increase the probability of a B/MLO passing this fall. Words are not enough.”
Why DCSD Parents are Gravely Concerned
“To some, these fears may seem like an overreaction to a national tragedy; however, this fear is based on legitimate actions and affiliations of our new DCSD BoE Directors and Superintendent.”
The Misinformation Spread
“Extremism has no place in DCSD; Peterson and the entire BoE need to be more representative of our district’s values.“
The Issues with a MLO
“This new board majority has an opportunity to comprehensively support our teachers. There is an opportunity for them to repair the harm they have created with our community and build the community trust necessary to pass the MLO.”
The Resolutions That Weren’t
“We thought a blog post would be an appropriate spot to unpack all we learned from this 90-minute meeting.”
24 Hours in DCSD: This is NOT Normal
“DCSD deserves better than Directors who will create a problem and then attempt to make themselves the hero. We see you. We know what you’re doing.”