Let’s show up to support the normal people on the State Board of Education
Category: LPS
A picture emerges of a candidate who is not guided by public welfare or sound judgment, but by the highly partisan interests of wealthy donors–including weakening local democracy when the governor’s interests have conflicted with Lincoln’s.
A former Lincoln Public Schools custodian who was fired at the start of this year has filed a charge with the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission over alleged sex discrimination. Michelle Howard states that she was harassed and discriminated against for being a transgender woman, resulting in the abrupt termination of her 17 year career with […]
Why was a man allowed to bring a gun into a school meeting in Lincoln without being charged with breaking the law? Why was he offered the chance to store the weapon in his car and then allowed back in the meeting? The law is very clear when it comes to guns and schools in […]
The consulting firm has selected superintendents who lost accreditation for their districts, mishandled abuse cases, and allowed special education students to be beaten, and is led by a former superintendent who cost his district $6 million.
Meet the conspiracy theorists who want to take over your school board.
Steve Joel’s Super Salary
Steve Joel announced Monday his plan to retire as superintendent at the end of this school year. He told the Lincoln Journal Star that retirement had been in his sights, but not until “get[ting] through some of this stuff” did the timing now feel “right.” This is an interesting take, as Joel just signed another […]
E54: Courtney Pentland joins the pod to talk about The Nebraska Department of Education’s draft of new regulations which would *nearly eliminate* all requirements for a trained librarian in schools. Students and schools need you to voice your opinion before June 1, 2021 to save school libraries. To leave feedback, click this link and choose “approval”: […]
The Nebraska Department of Education has written a draft of the proposed new regulations regarding the approval, accreditation, and accountability for schools, but despite all the input received from schools, teachers, and librarians, the department has nearly eliminated all requirements for a trained librarian in schools. Students and schools need you to voice your opinion […]
In the last couple of weeks residents of Lincoln may have noticed that Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) has rolled out a new master class in poor organizational communication. Although we didn’t ask to be enrolled, the pedagogy appears to be sound, the content diverse, and our chances to practice the concepts frequent. This organization containing […]