Category Archives: School to Prison Pipeline

Blog Post Sparks Debate About Mandatory Education (Sacramento Bee AP)

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  By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press Published: Thursday, Jul. 18, 2013 – 1:51 pm Last Modified: Thursday, Jul. 18, 2013 – 4:29 pm SALT LAKE CITY — Utah education officials say a state lawmaker’s idea to scrap the state’s compulsory education law would put already-vulnerable students further at risk.Republican state Sen. Aaron Osmond of South Jordan recently floated the idea in a blog posting. He said giving teachers the option of sending students home when they consistently misbehave would … Continue reading →

Utah Educators Question Pitch to End Compulsory School Attendance (Tribune)

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Senator says state shouldn’t force kids to go to school; rivals say his plan would create “subclass of illiterates.” By Annie Knox And Ray Parker| The Salt Lake Tribune  First Published Jul 17 2013 09:04 am • Updated 56 minutes ago Utah educators question state Sen. Aaron Osmond’s assertion that the state shouldn’t force students to go to school, saying they are concerned about children who might miss out on an education or forfeit help with … Continue reading →

Board Retreat: Evasive Maneuvers on OCR Complaint (Audio)

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School Board Annual Retreat  2013-07-09-Board-MeetingOCR1 Audio #1 starts about 55 minutes into the meeting   2013-07-09-Board-MeetingOCR2 Audio #2 starts 5 minutes after the previous one  In this blog I have posted two short audios of the July 9, 2013, School Board annual retreat. In this meeting the school board sets the list of priorities of issues that they will address in the coming school year. In these two audios you will hear the superintendent and … Continue reading →

Michael’s Response to School District Attorney about OCR Complaint (Letter)

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  The attached letter is in response to a letter I received earlier this month from the School District’s attorney, claiming that the board wanted to ‘dialogue’ about the issues raised in the OCR complaint. The original letter that solicited this response is included as enclosure #1. It is also listed as another Blog Post. PDF Link of Michael Clara Letter to Attorney   PDF Link to Enclosures 1-8 PDF Link to Enclosures 9-14 … Continue reading →

Is the School Improvement Council (SIC) Inflating Classroom Size?

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“When an SIC sits down and if they predetermine what they want taught because of the adults in the room and that happens in some of our schools more than it should ever occur, then we are missing the opportunity to better serve kids and that effects dropout rates” McKell Withers “Your core [high school] teachers have 220 kids, obviously that effects how they relate to students….there is a connection between the fact that you … Continue reading →