As we leave 2014 behind we have recently mailed out our annual update letter - please click here for a PDF version - full text version below. As we have in the past, we will be emailing updates throughout the session and if you are not on our list and would like to receive, please [...]
The most important bill to pass since my last update was the requirement that new standards to replace Common Core be implemented in our public schools beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. This absolutely was a victory for our teachers and students, and I am proud to have been so closely involved with this effort. [...]
I trust that most of you are aware of the recent developments concerning DSS and particularly the resignation of its director a few days ago. I am saddened and deeply troubled that it took so long for the director and the governor (who appoints the director) to understand that almost no one had any confidence [...]
The state budget passed on Wednesday. The House and Senate did not have a conference committee on the budget, and this lack of transparency and opportunity for public input was one reason I voted against it. This literally was a backroom negotiation, and it was presented late on Wednesday to the Senate as a done [...]
