An Open Letter to My Students: Black Lives Matter
Dear Students: It’s June 3, 2020, and believe it or not, I’m at a loss for words. It’s been an impossibly stressful few months when we’ve moved from getting to ...
Category: polity
Politics of any branch
HCS Steals from SPED Funds, Again (Updated)
HCS is cutting SPED aides salaries by 25% this year. If this sounds familiar, it is. Dr. Akin attempted to do the same thing two years ago. And the superintende...
Akin Trying to Cut SPED Aides’ Salaries
Dr. Akin, whose own salary is one of the highest in the state, is insisting upon cutting the SPED Aides salaries: the people who make education possible.
HCS Near Bottom in Experience and Training
As the news reminds us today, our schools are still in trouble.
Education is NOT a Zero Sum Game
If we remember that education isn't a zero sum game, it's easy to see that the purpose of this "failing" school list is simply to close down schools.
What Kind of Day Has It Been?
What kind of day has it been? It's been a day that is long overdue. It's been a day that will take at least 1,899 days to recover from. Tomorrow we will start t...
Watkins and Hill Win Board Seats
Now we begin to make things right.
$6 Million Contractor Is McCaulley Donor
While it likely isn't illegal to accept donations from contractors working for the board, it does smell. The best way to counter that smell is to vote.