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...
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- Jan 31, 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 26, 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 21, 2016
Public Money for Private Schools? (Again.)
Courtesy of Tennesseans Reclaiming Educational Excellence The legislature is moving quickly to pass voucher legislation. They...
- Jan 7, 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 1, 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...
- Dec 16, 2015
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 10, 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 3, 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...
- Nov 29, 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 20, 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Check Your Calendar The ACLJ just sent out a press release announcing they have withdrawn their records requests on 146 school districts...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 19, 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...
- Oct 27, 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 23, 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 16, 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 15, 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 9, 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 2, 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...
- Sep 29, 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 23, 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 21, 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 15, 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?...
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