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 […]
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 […]
One of our Founding Fathers, John Adams, once wrote in a letter to his wife, I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
The Scranton Times has been routinely drumming up criticism of Mayor Courtright for a lack of clarity regarding the recent sale of Sewer Authority assets to Pennsylvania American Water. Information wants to be free, as they say, and so I agree that more information from the Authority and the Mayor are necessary. While I’ve tended […]
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 […]
