For my school system, it was almost six months ago. In the two years since this pandemic had altered the reality for communities and our schools, no place had seen as much vitriol spewed as the rooms that hold school board meetings. As mask mandates were being lifted and rates of transmission waning and vaccinations … Continue reading Remember “Bonds For The Win” Or “Law & Order: SBM” (School Board Meeting)?

Think of all of the factors that affect how well public schools can operate. Now take all of those factors and divide them up by who is responsible for them: elected officials and teachers. Here is the distribution: Actually there is one under the teachers column. If you want to blame teachers for the current … Continue reading Want To Know Who Is To Blame For What Ails Public Education? IT’S NOT TEACHERS OR ADMINISTRATORS.