http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/01/opinion/l…
This is a long op-ed piece, and we are an impatient society :-) by Diane Ravitch. It's from the Los Angeles Times. It assesses the problems inherent in charters, however it also acknowledges at the end that there are good charters. It may answer some questions, or contribute to a discussion. — January 29, 2014 9:31 a.m.
County board of education occupies Sweetwater
Thanks for the great discussion Visduh, oskidoll and BBQ. The article only covers the meeting, and some discussion points that pertained to area representation. All who spoke were in favor. I wanted to broaden the discussion but finally needed to file the story. As this goes through the process, the County board has promised there will be more public discussion. Hopefully, they will be in South County as well.— February 11, 2014 5:17 p.m.
Castle Park Middle School principal punches back!!
laurie murphy, Murphy? Just yesterday Jill Galvez phoned to tell me that the Murphys were wonderful people and that Galleher was a Murphy and that Bobby Bleisch grew up at the Murphy's table. "What exactly is this stupid article saying? That the writer was rude enough to read emails?" Your comment (above) is cut from the same cloth as Galleher's text and MEG the blogger. Please be assured that it is not rudeness to acquire public records and to publish them, rather allows the public to see how its business is conducted. Also, please note that Mr. Bleisch wrote to Ms. Galleher on his Sweetwater district email. Whether you respond on a text or a private email, if you are conducting the public's business, if you are a public employee, your texts and emails are subject to the public records act. The name Galleher is copied on a number of other emails the Reader recently has acquired.— February 10, 2014 11:08 p.m.
Castle Park Middle School principal punches back!!
steviejanowski, Please let me clear up a few things. I do not remove comments. The *Reader* employs someone who monitors the comments. Please see the terms of use policy if you have questions. I have the same rights as you. I can flag comments that are not in accord with the policy. The redactions are done by the district. The district chose which names to redact and not to redact. The email posted was given to me by the district as part of a public record request, so you may want to take up the question with the district. Titles are made by editors.— February 6, 2014 8:34 p.m.
Patch news lets go of many reporter-editors
Khari Johnson is a sharp and thorough journalist. His South Bay stories serve as solid archive materials. There is a lot happening in Imperial Beach...there is a need for Khari Johnson's reporting.— January 31, 2014 8:36 p.m.
Sweetwater Union and Chula Vista Elementary districts to merge?
Reader2, Thanks for your thoughts. During council comments, Salas mentioned that the County would be in charge of a lot of the details. She intends to invite County Ed Supe Randy Ward. I did send Salas's twitter site a direct message early Wednesday, but haven't heard back yet. I admit to being a twitter novice but this method has been effective in the past.— January 31, 2014 11:47 a.m.
Classroom shenanigans in Sweetwater school district?
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/01/opinion/l… This is a long op-ed piece, and we are an impatient society :-) by Diane Ravitch. It's from the Los Angeles Times. It assesses the problems inherent in charters, however it also acknowledges at the end that there are good charters. It may answer some questions, or contribute to a discussion.— January 29, 2014 9:31 a.m.
Sweetwater district corruption trial postponed
Visduh, very interesting analysis ...— January 27, 2014 9:17 a.m.
Sweetwater district corruption trial postponed
LightSaber, I just look at the court calendar for the 30th and it says Alioto at 1:30. Am i missing something?— January 26, 2014 3:41 p.m.
Sweetwater district corruption trial postponed
Founder, Good to see/read you around again. You have followed the Southwestern story from the beginning, seems like ages ago. I think you're right about interest earning fines... Oddly, I find there is still a great deal of community interest in justice--and a competing desire to move forward.— January 26, 2014 3:39 p.m.
No process yet to replace Sweetwater trustee Ricasa
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