All Entries in the "Schools and Education" Category
Fumble: Albemarle Public School Athletic Directors enter into unauthorized contracts
The Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance (ATTA) has uncovered problematic “secret” contractual agreements within the Albemarle County Public Schools. Albemarle County High School Athletic Program Directors have signed “exclusivity agreements” with sporting apparel and equipment companies (Vendors) that were never approved by Albemarle County Public School (ACPS) Administration. ATTA has discovered that these contracts were [...]
Guest editorial: Sullivan’s faith-based inauguration insults Jefferson’s vision
Sullivan’s faith-based inauguration insults Jefferson’s vision by: J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., M.D. Tracy Federman John Herrmann We raise our voices to share in the community’s welcome of new University of Virginia president Teresa A. Sullivan. Sadly, the first event of her inauguration—“an interfaith observance”– directly insults Jefferson’s vision for the University of Virginia, which he [...]
Guest editorial: A Jefferson birthday holiday?
A Jefferson birthday holiday? by Lowell Ponte Thomas Jefferson, had he survived, would have been 268 years old on April 13, 2011. Jefferson’s April 13th birthday should be a national holiday for taxpayers. It should be a day off on which we can fill out whichever of 481 Internal Revenue Service forms are required of [...]
Sneaky Steve: Koleszar infiltrates GOP meetings, planning Democrat Supervisor run?
Albemarle County School Board Chair, Steve Koleszar (a Democrat in independents’ clothing), has for the past five months been a stalwart patron of the Albemarle GOP monthly breakfast meetings—much to the bewilderment of local Republican leadership and regular breakfast attendees. When queried, Koleszar claimed his presence was an attempt to depolarize local politics and to [...]
Crying wolf: “Destitute” Albemarle and Charlottesville schools blowing cash on gratuitous technology?
Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) and Charlottesville City Schools (CCS) have commenced their annual “sky is falling” budget charade in order to wrangle increased funding from their respective governing bodies and garner (unmerited) public sympathy. In a January 6, 2011 Daily Progress story on CCS’s purportedly waning finances, Charlottesville School Board member, Juandiego Wade agonized: [...]
Dominique does socialism: Potty-mouthed Western Albemarle teacher wants U.S. to convert!
Charlottesville’s downtown mall is fertile ground for nascent eco-socialists, aggressive progressives, citizen-collectivists and other like-minded political degenerates. At any given time, a panoply of leftists, young and old, convene there, “productively” whiling away the hours. But, politically speaking, the evening of October 29 was superior to all previous nights on the mall. Fellow travelers Tom [...]
Guest editorial: America: A Christian nation?
America: A Christian Nation? by Hank Martin There appears increasingly these days, the question as to whether or not America is a Christian nation. While there was little doubt or debate about this until the early twentieth century, the question seems to be growing in both intensity and discussion. The question was brought to the [...]
Prediction: City school board will appoint Smith to fill Edwards’ seat
The elected Charlottesville School Board will meet in secret this evening to fill a vacancy—via appointment— created by the unexpected resignation of Dr. Alvin Edwards. Five candidates applied for Edwards’ seat: Grant Brownrigg, Guian McKee, Ann J. Smith, Eve Solomon, and Sherman White, Sr. Each contestant was afforded an opportunity to appear on The Schilling [...]
Arrogance of power: Charlottesville Democrat School Board cabal to hold closed interviews for Edwards replacement
Charlottesville’s corrupt political machine has reemerged with a vengeance through the reinstatement of a Democrat-favored backroom process abandoned years ago. As reported by Rachana Dixit in the September 25, 2010 edition of the Daily Progress, the Charlottesville School Board has decided to hold “private” interviews of applicants hoping to fill the seat to be vacated [...]
Breaking news: Albemarle School Board opens up appointment process
After receiving intense criticism for a proposed secret process to select a replacement for Brian Wheeler’s open at-large school board seat, tonight, the board relented. In a closed meeting, the Albemarle County School Board amended their previously stated plan. The updated protocol will include a more open interview process, in which each of the 15 [...]
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