Victory Chapel (in Accokeek) to Host Backpack Giveaway
On Saturday, August 18, Victory Chapel will host a “Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway” from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Parents or guardians must be present with their children to receive a backpack filled with...
View ArticleIn Search of Interim Leadership at PGCPS
Submitted by Tonya Wingfield I am a member of the NAACP and while I admire the work our President, Bob Ross, is doing to change the face of the organization, I must respectfully disagree with his...
View ArticleWhat Should Be Remembered About Synthia Shilling’s Departure from PGCPS
While I was on vacation, The Washington Post reported that Prince George’s County Public Schools’ (PGCPS) Chief of Human Resources Synthia Shilling would resign from her position and was facing...
View ArticleBeatrice Tignor (Candidate for Interim PGCPS Superintendent) Lacked Judgment...
Thank you to D.C. Russell of PG-Politics for sharing. A sampling of past press coverage: Sun, 16 Oct 2004: “Ethics questions also were raised when Hornsby worked in N.Y. … Prince George’s school board...
View ArticleWhen Being Right Doesn’t Feel Right
I should have been grinning from ear to ear today, and a small part of me was very happy. When I heard the news that the Chief Financial Officer, Matthew Stanski, and Chief Legal Counsel, Roger Thomas,...
View ArticleVote for Change on the School Board on November 6
Despite the fact that the School Board election is at the bottom of your ballot, your vote here will matter most in choosing the right people to guide us and shape the future of our county. If you have...
View ArticleIrreparably Broken
Shock and outrage have spread like a tornado throughout Prince George’s County since the announcement that County Executive Rushern Baker plans to take control of the public schools. My email inbox and...
View ArticleGUEST BLOG: My Two Questions for County Executive Baker
Guest post by RF – a PGCPS parent and PTA activist County Executive Rushern Baker is making a bid to take over Prince George’s County Public Schools, and it seems likely he will succeed in his effort....
View ArticleGuest Blog: Unsolicited School Reform Advice
Submitted by RF Dear Mr. Baker: Now that the reorganization of the Prince George’s County Public Schools governing structure has been achieved, I want to wish you luck in your quest to improve our...
View ArticleAnnouncing my application for District 9 School Board Vacancy
To break the silence, I’m please to let my followers know that I am submitting my application for the vacant School Board seat in District 9. Since the voters won’t have a say, I urge you to let...
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