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.”
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.”
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.”
A Deep Dive - DCSD Superintendent Finalists
“In all the ways that Winsor is straightforward, Erin Kane is an enigma.”
A Tale of Two Superintendents
“When division and instability plague a community, misinformation abounds. It can seem impossible to find the facts and truth when people intentionally try to muddy the waters.“
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?”
School Vouchers: It’s My Money, Right?
“When the next voucher program is introduced, it will be called something like “Choice Coupons,” or “Tuition Tokens,” or something else innocuous that doesn’t include the word “voucher.” But that’s what they’ll be, and no amount of wordsmithing will change that. Don’t fall for it.”
Playing Favorites
“The playbook being executed by Peterson, Williams, Winegar and Myers appears to be straight from the Reform Board’s efforts during their tenure, 2009-2017, and it is becoming almost irrefutable that the current DCSD board majority is not ‘Kids First,” but “Reformers 2.0.””
Superintendent Corey Wise given an ULTIMATUM!
“Superintendent Corey Wise was given an ultimatum, without written notice, by Directors Peterson and Williams to resign or be fired last Friday morning.”
When "Fair" is Anything But: FAIR & DCSD
“Groups that aim to deny the history and lived experiences of marginalized groups should not be responsible for steering our Equity policy. Anytime our school board mentions "FAIR," listen between the lines!”