If The Past Is Prologue, Appointed State School Board Will Cost Female Leadership
If the voters of Alabama decide we should have an appointed, rather than an elected, state school board, all signs indicate that the voices of women will be muted to a certain degree. There are eight elected members of the state school board. Six of them are female....
A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words
The picture above comes from Northpontotoc Upper elementary school in Ecru, MS. Ecru has less than 1,000 people and is in Pontotoc County just west of Tupelo. Here is what accompanied the photo. “These trees were 17 years old when harvested. The smaller one...
Why Do Politicians Think I Am A Moron?
Montgomery will elect a new mayor on Oct. 8. The field has been narrowed to two candidates, Steven Reed and David Woods. I have seen TV ads for Reed saying he will give teachers a raise. Today I got a flyer from Woods that proclaims. "Education is the key to a...
News Flash: Too Much Rain Slowing Construction Of Woodland Prep School
We've all seen them. Folks who look down their nose at people from Alabama. Their disdain is evident. Like, "What the heck am I doing among all these rednecks? Why they wouldn't know a martini from a Martian." They feel superior. They can say anything and the...
Charter Shenanigans In Birmingham
Terri Michael is a member of the Birmingham city school board. She works hard to keep a watchful eye on things involving that school system. She is very concerned about things she has learned about the push for charter schools there. In the article below, which was...
LEAD Academy Principal Fighting Back
Is Nichole Ivey the principal at Montgomery's LEAD Academy charter school--or is she not? This subject was raised at the Sept. 30 meeting of the state charter school commission. LEAD board chair Charlotte Meadows told the commission that Ivey was no longer the...
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