As we receive our ballots for the school election, I just wanted to thank the candidates who responded to our question. This blog has been critical of GFPS and the school board, so each of the candidates knew they were likely to face criticism from our readers (their current and potential constituents). Nevertheless, three of…
The school district, by way of its political action committee, Kids! Education Yes! (KEY), has been driving home two major talking points in its campaign for the levy. At best, the arguments are highly misleading. First, there is the claim that Great Falls Public Schools has cut over 100 teachers in the past 10 years…
I recently emailed all of the School Board candidates and asked them the following question: Q: In this time of crisis when residents are out of work, are you in favor of acting as Bozeman and Belgrade did by cancelling, or rescheduling the levy for a later time? E-City Beat will publish each of the candidates’…
Tom Moore, the Superintendent of Schools for GFPS, pockets a cool $160,000 a year — not including a robust benefits package. His predecessor, Tammy Lacey, never made annually in her tenure what Moore makes now. (Incidentally, has Moore accomplished anything close to what Lacey ever did? Does GFPS believe in equal pay? Is the School…
I recently emailed all of the School Board candidates and asked them the following question: Q: In this time of crisis when residents are out of work, are you in favor of acting as Bozeman and Belgrade did by cancelling, or rescheduling the levy for a later time? E-City Beat will publish each of the candidates’…
According to a tweet from Lee’s Holly Michels, unemployment in Montana has (predictably) skyrocketed, with 41,000 new claims filed in just Sunday and Monday of this week: Of course, this trend will only continue. People are hurting right now, here and everywhere else. Other Montana communities, like Bozeman and Belgrade, have opted to compassionately cancel…
I recently emailed all of the School Board candidates and asked them the following question: Q: In this time of crisis when residents are out of work, are you in favor of acting as Bozeman and Belgrade did by cancelling, or rescheduling the levy for a later time? E-City Beat will publish each of the…
In a recent letter to the editor, Gerry Jennings urged support for the upcoming school levy. After making a suspect claim about class sizes, Jennings regurgitated an even more questionable argument about public education and its relationship to economic development. “My four children received the best education the state had to offer during the ‘70s…
Is it time for the Great Falls Public School District to take their foot off the levy pedal and apply the brakes? It is apparent that the school district’s overpaid administrators and the local rubber-stamp school board are heading full speed ahead with guns blazing to take another $1.75 Million from the taxpayer’s pockets on…
If you’re tried to reach us in the past few days, you probably noticed that our website had a few glitches. For that, I apologize. We have been in the process of upgrading to a managed hosting service. Simply put, E-City Beat now receives too much traffic to operate any other way. In March, this…