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Originally posted February 23, 2015: We are having trouble keeping track of all the teacher negotiations bills, but we remain convinced that the right thing to do is to pass the bill containing the agreement between the superintendents association, the school administrators association, the school boards association and the teachers union. We also continue to believe the other bills have nothing to do with “efficiency” and have everything to do with dividing the education community, squelching the teachers union and leaving teachers feeling vulnerable. Here’s information on the latest bill out of the House Commerce Committee. Rep. Kleeb...

We hear a lot about legislator support of local control, but SB 171 passed out of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee despite being opposed by numerous school boards, municipalities and other local entities. Thank you to Rep. Ousley for explaining what’s wrong with SB 171. Because they are limited to the issues facing municipalities, or to the single issue of education, and as those who serve on the school boards are not paid, these elections have remained nonpartisan, which has kept at bay the rancor of party politics, and kept down campaign costs. Another advantage of keeping...