With Friends like these…

While purportedly supporting Measure H and the school parcel tax, Action Alameda attacks the very people working to pass it.

Saving for the future

What happens if the state gives reinstates the Prop 98 money it is currently cutting from AUSDs budget? Windfall? or future protection?

I promised my self I wasn’t going to…

Opponents of Measure H want people to vote against the schools in order to purposefully decrease property values in Alameda.

Enough already

It’s time to chill out on the Charter School discussion. Take a step back and start talking to each other again.

Parcelling it all out

The Board of Education has a big job ahead of itself. Tuesday’s meeting at Chipman is going to be a mad-house.

Making it up as you go along

The theory is, just make redevelopment in Alameda give more money to the schools….it’s a fun theory.

Arra to the Rescue?

Small-minded bitterness about the Alameda theater project is threatening to confuse an important discussion about school finances, using incredibly bad info to make an invalid point.

Redeveloping our schools - take 2

A misinformed cry is rising again in Alameda. One that is trying to blame the schools budget issues on redevelopment. Here’s the straight scoop.

Forest….meet trees

The School Board is being asked to look at changing enrollment on school boundaries. AUSD staff is working hard to clarify enrollment and reduce the unpredictable nature of enrollment, but are they focusing on small gains that will have large impacts on some families?

Friday morning thoughts.

Follow-up on the Edison Enrollment discussion.