Governor Wants An Appointed State School Board. You Mean Like The Appointed Charter Commission?
Voters in Alabama will have a chance next March to approve, or turn down, a constitutional amendment that would replace our elected state school board with one appointed by the governor. Governor Ivey calls this the "Take the Lead, Alabama" initiative. But right now...
With Soner Tarim, It Is Always The Other Guy’s Fault
If wisdom comes with age--and I'm not sure it always does--at age 76 I should have learned something. Maybe I have, maybe I haven't. But I do believe after so many years in so many different situations, I have figured out how to spot someone who can not be trusted. ...
Texas Rejects Soner Tarim’s Charter School Request
By a vote of 8-5, the Texas Board of Education on June 14 turned down an application by Soner Tarim to build four new charter schools. Tarim is the consultant who has management contracts for Woodland Prep in Washington County and LEAD Academy in Montgomery.. Today's...
The Lesson From Washington County For Rural Alabama
If someone from the Midwest showed up at your door and asked to see "rural Alabama," an excellent choice would be to get out a map and show them how to get to Washington County. You see, this sprawling county of 1,000 square miles and less than 17,000 people fits...
Heading West
From time to time I have mentioned my friend, Charlie Johnson of Fort Worth, TX and the group he started a few years ago, Pastors for Texas Children. This effort encourages churches to partner with local schools, as well as advocate for them. They now have more than...
“I Just Feel So Unnecessary”
Once again I show my age because the headline quote was a favorite of the country musician-comic known as Stringbean. Years ago he was a regular on the Grand Ole Opry and later on the TV show Hee Haw. His words definitely seem to fit the world of public schools we...
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