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$2.5 million of “Polk” grant money for teachers “outside Polk County”? Why?
I’ve just started reading through Heather Wright’s testing grant. The actual name of the grant is “CTE Hard to Measure Test Items.” It provides for just short of $4.3 million in its amended form. “Hard...
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Heather Wright has traveled — or will travel — 45ish times in 18 months
Late update: There are some duplicates among those pages. Heather Wright passes along this forceful email to her district public records person, who is far more responsive than she is: Ann, I wish that...
View ArticleThe last refuge of a “reform” scoundrel — and some questions for Heather Wright
I suspect that a number of my regular “conservative” sparring partners will find the third paragraph in this fabulous comment in support of Heather Wright as amusing as I do. But I’d actually like you...
View ArticleDear LEDC, part 1: Let’s secede from the state education experience; not each...
A couple months ago, I asked an open question of Polk economic development people. Which of the following arguments makes a better Polk schools sales pitch to a business leader — or maybe a high...
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Dear LEDC, part 2: Scenes from the Polk testing experience
Important late development. Polk District Chief Academic Office Jacque Bowen sent the following email late this afternoon. It doesn’t really change the substance of what’s below. But it’s a welcome...
View ArticleJackie Byrd shows how to behave like an adult
This will be very short. But I think it’s important to note to Polk Superintendent Jackie Byrd’s calm, adult voice in the great bathroom freakout of 2016. The Ledger had good story about this on...
View ArticleResponses to questions about Heather Wright’s leadership of the Polk...
Citizens for Better Educational Leadership (CBEL) wants to reform the mission, focus, and even the very name of the Polk School District’s Office of Assessment, Accountability and Evaluation. It’s a...
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Billy needs your time, energy, money, and RSVP
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Billy Townsend, School Board District 1 (Please see full explanation at the bottom.) I’ve been staring blankly at this screen for 10 minutes trying to...
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Bartow Horror Story: the catastrophic failure of Polk’s testing and student...
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Billy Townsend, School Board District 1 (Please see the full explanation of this disclaimer at the end of this essay.) Nothing illustrates the...
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