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Scranton School District Pt. 2: What’s Been Done

July 6, 2018 By Tom Borthwick

So we’ve weathered a rather rough year in the Scranton School District. How? The Board really pulled out all the stops. While I certainly wish more had been done (and more could have), we made it when I thought a state takeover was a distinct possibility. The Board deserves credit. They recently released a statement regarding […]

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Scranton School District Pt. 1: The Problems

June 27, 2018 By Tom Borthwick

Having a little guy (now 15 months) means I don’t get to put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, so forgive the absence. There’s a lot to talk about when it comes to the precarious position of the Scranton School District. The good news: it’s better than it was. The bad news: good people […]

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Save West Scranton High School, Change the Boundaries

March 19, 2018 By Tom Borthwick

If you’re from Scranton and you’ve been on Facebook lately, chances are you’ve come across a lot of talk about the problems the Scranton School District is facing. As of this posting, there is likely a rally going on at West Scranton High, organized by the Facebook group Save West Scranton High School. Between that […]

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Scranton PAC: Buying the Integrity of Directors Who’ll Sell It

December 30, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

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 […]

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Scranton School District: Digging the Hole Deeper

December 27, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

In today’s paper, we learn, via the Board’s budget chairman, Tom Schuster, that the Board is considering doing a “scoop” in order to balance the budget this year. This is a mistake. Right now, with the cash infusion from the state, we have $4 million to find. If you want to save 89 jobs and […]

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Scranton School District: State Lifeline And A Look At How We Got Here

December 23, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

With news that the state is going to provide $2 million to the district as a kind of lifeline, there’s reason to celebrate this Christmas. There’s also reason to be cautious, because, based on the district’s Powerpoint from their raucous meeting last Monday, $2 million isn’t nearly enough to dig us out of this hole. […]

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Scranton School District: This Idea Will Save A Fortune, And Save Jobs

December 18, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

I’ve had a lot of feedback from my previous post about saving money. Many of you have reached out with some wonderful ideas and clarifications about some things. I’ve been compiling them and will do a follow-up. I can’t go to tonight’s Board meeting and am not sure that speaking would help, anyway. Besides, I […]

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Scranton School Board: Had I Been There (Or, Steal My Ideas, Please)

December 16, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

As I told the Scranton School Board the night I made my case for joining them (more on that coming soon), I was ready to hit the ground running. I know the issues, I’ve thought about solutions, and I’ve been pointing out how to solve problems since I first ran for a seat in 2011. […]

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Hypocrisy Watch: Phillips Violated Ethics Policy, Too

May 12, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

Chris Phillips, who I wrote about recently, indeed has a skeleton, as I surmised. Except it’s not in the closet, it’s pretty much out in the open. Phillips has been publicly criticizing directors Sheridan and Casey for violating the district ethics policy. They did. So did Chris Phillips. Oops. Probably the wrong line of attack […]

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Scranton PAC Pulls Chris Phillips Endorsement

May 7, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

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 […]

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