Let's un-pac the new MFL/recall williamson pac
A press release went out today from seahorse-phobic Moms for Liberty - Williamson County and SNL-spoofed Chair Robin Steenman, announcing...
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- Sep 23, 2021
District 4 interim Board member appointment (2021 episode)
District 4 has had quite a bit of turbulence over the past decade, with what will soon be 5 different School Board members having served...
- Jun 23, 2021
seahorses, feelings, and heckling
It took us a little bit to collect our thoughts after Monday night's School Board meeting. You may be seeing news coverage of what's...
- Jun 15, 2021
Local Control of our schools
Once again, our public schools and school board are being politicized. We've seen this here before in Williamson County, but it doesn't...
- May 26, 2021
Wit & Wisdom: What's all the Fuss? (Part II)
If you haven't had a chance to read our first post on this topic, please do so and then come on back.... So to recap: WCS followed the...
- May 25, 2021
Wit & Wisdom: What's all the fuss? (Part I)
In this week's Rumor Mill from WCS, the district addresses some of the accusations and rumors related to the new elementary ELA (reading)...
- Jul 9, 2020
Williamson County General Election 2020
Early voting for the County General Election (and Federal/State Primaries) begins on Friday, July 17. Early voting is open to any...
- Jul 10, 2018
2018 District 4 School Board Race Takes a Partisan Turn
(Click to enlarge. District 4 WCSB candidate Andy Voyles and County Commission candidates Gregg Lawrence and Chad Story) “I will...
- May 12, 2018
2018 District 10 WCSB Candidates
District 10 is north of downtown Franklin and inside Mack Hatcher and includes Fieldstone Farms west of Hillsboro Road, Monticello,...
- May 12, 2018
2018 District 4 WCSB Candidates
District 4 is east of Interstate 65 and includes Cool Springs as well as McKay’s Mill and the Clovercroft and Trinity areas. If you vote...
- May 12, 2018
Williamson County General Election
Early voting for the County General Election (and State Primaries) begins on July 13! Early voting is open to any registered voter in the...
- Oct 15, 2017
Healthy Sleep for Williamson County Students
By Dr. Beth Maslow Williamson Strong Guest Blogger Many of us know how we feel when we aren’t getting enough sleep – grumpy, grouchy,...
- Oct 4, 2017
Franklin Alderman Bev Burger and the WCSB
Early voting for the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen began today. Normally we wouldn’t talk about municipal elections as they don’t...
- Jun 21, 2017
Williamson, we have a problem…
And it’s not a spending problem. Of the top 10 districts* in terms of academic performance (measured by ACT/TCAP), WCS has the lowest per...
- May 15, 2017
Sales Tax Referendum
Prior to the May 8 County Commission meeting, District 6 Commissioners Paul Webb and Jeff Ford and District 12 Commissioner Steve Smith...
- May 8, 2017
Straight Talk on School Funding and Taxes
(Click to enlarge.) There’s been a lot of talk—and a lot of confusion—about school funding. We’re all for reality-based debate, so here...
- Apr 16, 2017
Just Say No to Vouchers
Courtesy of Tennesseans Reclaiming Educational Excellence What are vouchers? Vouchers are a form of privatization, i.e., turning over...
- Apr 16, 2017
Schools and Revenue – A Few Basics
Here’s something that doesn’t happen every day: Approximately 550 people attended a parent-organized meeting at Brentwood Middle School...
- Apr 4, 2017
Can We Avoid Building Schools?
Saturday morning there was a Debt Financing Workshop at the Administrative Complex. About half of the County Commission and half of the...
- Apr 3, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: Schools Cost Money
Saturday morning there was a Debt Financing Workshop at the Administrative Complex. About half of the County Commission and half of the...