Category: Organizational Structure

I barely even know what to say when I see decisions like today. Five years ago, I watched Kingsport City Schools lock their students out of buildings for a year and a half during the pandemic. Where was the KCS collective conscience then? Kids in poverty weren’t getting fed regularly. […]

I believe that school choice should be a basic freedom. The basic premise of school vouchers(aka individual student vouchers) is that some of your tax dollars are returned to your family. Then, you take that money and choose which school that you want your child to attend. Here is the […]

The Kingsport BOE voted 4-0 last night to stand in the way of Republican and conservative public education policy. In short, they voted as a block of Democrats. Terribly unwise. Those are about the only words I have for what the Kingsport BOE passed last night. I couldn’t disagree more […]

WJHL is reporting that 7 NE TN mayors have endorsed Governor Bill Lee’s voucher process. Will it pass? I don’t know. lt didn’t last year. I certainly support the voucher process as discussed in two previous posts from earlier this week(listed at the bottom of this page). Mayors from Carter, […]

It ain’t pretty when your chickens come home to roost. In education, we are often guilty(far too guilty) of not policing our own. Examples of that would be ineffective teachers left to damage student learning year after year. Unprofessional behavior left unchecked. Superintendents that love the Baldridge Award more than […]

Many years ago, I had the pleasure of speaking to a former superintendent. He was old, and he was wise. It was snowing outside. We started talking about whether schools should be open the next day. He shared this with me. He said, “Rob, I don’t send busses out in […]