I want to address recent school board conversations around test scores, specifically the M-STEP, and the concern that these results warrant greater micromanagement of our schools. I’d like to offer some context and perspective as a former Title I teacher. M-STEP is a once-a-year assessment. ...
At the September 22nd school board meeting, the issue of the bidding process, and the legalities surrounding that, once again became a point of discussion. In January of this year the board reviewed bids from three companies on an asphalt project. With rare exceptions, state law mandates public ...
There are few things the old me liked more than a meaty discussion about the American Founding. The history was interesting for its own sake but also essential guidance for the present and future. Or so I believed for decades. The other day, a podcast in my feed addressed these matters and I ...
We Americans, it seems, continue to live in two separate countries. Consider two items in the news this week and the inconsistent responses they evoked. One was the conviction in Florida of Ryan Routh, the second man who attempted to assassinate then-candidate Donald Trump in mid-September ...
I hoped that after Justin Hinkley left that the new leadership of The Alpena News would reduce the amount of bias printed in The News. Alas, if anything, the amount of bias appears to have increased. The News relies on the left-wing Associated Press (AP) for its newsfeed and has shown no ...
What seems normal lately is the increased dysfunctional, illogical decision-making coming from some of our school board members. The school board meeting on September 22nd was no exception. It’s troubling to realize that Eric Hansen, Eric Lawson, AJ MacArthur and Monica Dziesinski still ...