Some of you may have seen the front page of the Scranton Times this week. For those who haven’t, I got an appointment to the Scranton School Board. So, I’m a Director. That means, in addition to a campaign and a toddler and a baby on a way, I’m the steward of 10,000 city students. […]
Tomorrow, the Board has an opportunity and an obligation to do the right thing and appoint the most qualified person to fill its vacant seat. While I hate to eschew my normal humility, that person is me. I’ve made my case previously, and I’m going to make one final pitch. I’ve said more than once […]
With the tragic passing of Scranton School Board member Carol Oleski, the Board has a seat to fill. Last time a vacancy occurred, after the abrupt resignation of Jim Timlin, the end result, thankfully, was positive. The process itself, however, undermined the integrity of the Board. Directors Schuster and McAndrew gave me scores that are […]
News broke of the first release from the grand jury investigating the Scranton School District. I’ve read the whole release, and you should, too. Here’s what you need to know: There will be more from the grand jury. There is an “Unnamed Co-Conspirator” who pops up in the release. Even without Times confirmation (which I’m […]
Blame for the current Scranton School District Disaster isn’t actually very easy to assign, because we are going way back. And that means there are different political majorities and factions and people in control at different times. Not every person listed below is getting blame, per se. The Grand Jury will handle that definitively. The […]
