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On Saving Kids, Williamson County, and Voucher Myths
Courtesy of Tennesseans Reclaiming Educational Excellence The voucher bill will be decided by a full vote of the House on Monday at 5...
Feb 3, 2016


Williamson County Legislative Delegation on Vouchers (Plus Fact Checks)
Williamson Inc. held a Public Affairs Roundtable on Friday, 1/29. It was facilitated by Dave Crouch and Williamson Inc. President and CEO...
Jan 31, 2016


Sargent’s Committee Votes on Vouchers Today
This afternoon at 3:00, the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee chaired by Brentwood’s Rep. Charles Sargent will hear the bill to...
Jan 26, 2016


Public Money for Private Schools? (Again.)
Courtesy of Tennesseans Reclaiming Educational Excellence The legislature is moving quickly to pass voucher legislation. They...
Jan 21, 2016


2016 WCSB Election Calendar
Odd-numbered districts and District 4 are up for election to the Williamson County School Board on Thursday, August 4, 2016. Confirm your...
Jan 7, 2016


Happy 2016!
2015 was a banner year for community engagement in Williamson County School Board issues, and we hope to see even more folks engaged in...
Jan 1, 2016


Your Guide to the Anti-Muslim Holiday Inn Hatin’ Hootenanny
www.mudflats.net The Steve Gill/912 Project/Laurie Cardoza-Moore/99.7 WTN event tonight regarding Islam in the schools purports to be...
Dec 16, 2015


“Our Kids are Getting Indoctrinated” Road Show
The “Our Kids are Getting Indoctrinated in Social Studies” road show is coming Home for the Holidays! Franklin Alderman and campaign...
Dec 10, 2015


TNReady and Teacher Evaluations – Just Say No!
Last night the Knox County Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution asking not to use 2015-16 TNReady scores in teacher...
Dec 3, 2015


Walk a Mile in My Shoes
By Shifay Cheung Williamson Strong Guest Blogger There is an old saying that goes something like this: you can neither form opinions...
Nov 29, 2015


The ACLJ Claims Victory! Wait…
Check Your Calendar The ACLJ just sent out a press release announcing they have withdrawn their records requests on 146 school districts...
Nov 20, 2015


Is This a Rerun?
Let’s recap September: Curlee wants to opt out of social studies tests because of Islam. October: Burgos wants to review state tests...
Nov 19, 2015


No Hate
Our schools are not here to provide a stage for hatred. We try to stay close to home and focus on issues that directly affect our local...
Nov 9, 2015


Respect and Protect Professional Educators
By Lane Rosencrans Williamson Strong Guest Blogger (Former WCS teacher Lane Rosencrans spoke at public comment at the 10/26 Williamson...
Oct 27, 2015


Write the WCSB!
Our understanding is that the Burgos Resolution WILL be brought up for a vote on Monday. We have heard that there may be a move afoot to...
Oct 23, 2015


Transcript of Burgos Resolution Discussion
You can watch the work session here. We have transcribed portions of the discussion. Beth Burgos begins her discussion of her Williamson...
Oct 16, 2015


Williamson County Religious Liberty & Protection Resolution by Beth Burgos
Tonight is the school board work session. On deck for discussion are spot rezoning, board ethics and social media use, which was added...
Oct 15, 2015


Indoctrination — Let’s Cut the BS
And it’s not just Curlee… We are loath to get pulled into The Susan Curlee Show™ every time she says something inflammatory because,...
Oct 9, 2015


Fearmongering for Dollars
www.mudflats.net Facts For more on the actual sixth and seventh grade social studies standards, see our previous post. More than 30,000...
Oct 2, 2015


Facts about Tennessee’s Social Studies Standards
Yes, there’s another sideshow going on. We’ll talk more about the sideshow itself, but first let’s start with the basic facts that those...
Sep 29, 2015


Happy Say Something Critical about a Politician Day!
We know—many of us use our liberty to do this every day! But do it today. Seriously, get together with your friends, maybe your...
Sep 29, 2015


Correcting the Record on Public Records
On Wednesday, September 16, Susan Curlee appeared at a hearing regarding potential changes to Tennessee’s open records law. The state was...
Sep 23, 2015


A Wild Year for the WCSB – The Year in Review Part 2
To put it very mildly, it has been quite a year for the Williamson County School Board and for the administrators, teachers, and parents...
Sep 21, 2015


Happy Anniversary, Pawns! The Year in Review Part 1
We kid. Perhaps you missed it. County Commissioner Todd Kaestner said we (parents) were using you (parents) as pawns. Can you feel it?...
Sep 15, 2015
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