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"The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth." - George Orwell

January 27, 2017 By Admin1 Leave a Comment

Only months after bond fails, BGPS switches focus to levy – The Reflector

This is a re-post of the story written by The Reflector or their January 25th edition. This is provided so our readers are exposed to all points of view. The reporter is Jonathan Haukaas (jonathan@thereflector.com) We have added some comments and questions inline. District Superintendent says failure to pass M&O levy would be devastating both now and years to come On Feb. 14, residents within the Battle Ground School District will be asked to vote for a replacement educational programs, maintenance and operations (M&O) levy. In early December, the Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors approved the levy to go before voters with a 3-2 vote. The process leading … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Levys Tagged With: battle ground, incorrect, levy, peter van nortwick, school board. taxes, tax rate

January 16, 2016 By Admin1 Leave a Comment

IGNORE THOSE TEST SCORES… By A.J. Wagner, Ohio School Board Member

It appears that most School Boards and School Board Members do what they are told and follow the shepherd. For some reason school board members seem to think that they can't change anything. They can't disagree with the State or Federal government. They can't disagree with Common Core. They can't take a stance against High Stakes Testing. They are told to allow boys who think they are girls to use the girls restroom or locker room showers (and visa versa). In short it appears that almost all school board members are good little sheep......until there was one who broke away from the flock........a school board member from Ohio said enough is enough and spoke up....................... “It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Core, Control of Education, Testing Tagged With: destroyed, educator, harm, incorrect, kids, parcc, SBAC, teachers, tests, violate

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