Some of you may have seen the front page of the Scranton Times this week. For those who haven’t, I got an appointment to the Scranton School Board. So, I’m a Director. That means, in addition to a campaign and a toddler and a baby on a way, I’m the steward of 10,000 city students. […]
Tomorrow, the Board has an opportunity and an obligation to do the right thing and appoint the most qualified person to fill its vacant seat. While I hate to eschew my normal humility, that person is me. I’ve made my case previously, and I’m going to make one final pitch. I’ve said more than once […]
A lot of you who know me, or are reading this, are likely aware of my qualifications to be on the Scranton School Board. I’m going to lay it out, rather simply, why the Board should’ve appointed me yesterday. The reasons get better the further you read: In 2011 and 2013, I proposed working intergovernmentally. […]
With the tragic passing of Scranton School Board member Carol Oleski, the Board has a seat to fill. Last time a vacancy occurred, after the abrupt resignation of Jim Timlin, the end result, thankfully, was positive. The process itself, however, undermined the integrity of the Board. Directors Schuster and McAndrew gave me scores that are […]
Blame for the current Scranton School District Disaster isn’t actually very easy to assign, because we are going way back. And that means there are different political majorities and factions and people in control at different times. Not every person listed below is getting blame, per se. The Grand Jury will handle that definitively. The […]
In today’s paper, Borys points out that the Scranton PAC called in a few sitting Scranton School Directors and told them they wanted Paige Cognetti on the Board. Now, I’m sure Paige could’ve and would’ve gotten on the Board without this influence. This isn’t about her. Instead, I want to point out something very important and […]
The Scranton PAC has been of interest to me since they debuted two years ago. I’ve posted about them here and here. As of two weeks ago, they’d endorsed for candidates: Katie Gilmartin, Rob Casey, Mark McAndrew, and Chris Phillips. Notice any difference between the two mailers? One was from two weeks ago, one just […]
