Category Education

Education, Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia a.k.a. “THE UNTOUCHABLES”

Editor’s note. After I published my article called Retired Middle Georgia State President David Bell Paid $347,300 in 2014 I received the following statement by Denise Caldon who was the whistleblower that claims she was fired after she refused to falsify…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 23, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

The Ethical Abyss: The Georgia Board of Regents, Gordon State College, and Rhonda Wooley, Assistant Professor of Theatre

In the interest of full disclosure: I am the ex-husband of Rhonda Wooley, an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Gordon State College which is part of the University System of Georgia in Barnesville, GA. While I was her husband I had…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 15, 2015
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Education, News, Opinion

We Need To Stop Blaming Teachers for Failing Schools

By Homer Scarborough Editor of Georgia News Online Our attention was drawn to the column of Christopher De Vinck titled Stop Blaming the Teachers today while reading the paper. Being married to a 30 year veteran of the classroom, now retired, gives a…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 22, 2015

Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

The Very Broken Georgia Board of Regents

The Georgia Board of Regents is probably the most powerful entity in the state. They control billions of the state budget yet operate without any oversight and practically no transparency or accountability. In fact they control close to $8 billion…

Education, Georgia, Lifestyle, Macon, Opinion

Grindr offers an excuse to Grind a Homophobic Axe in Georgia School System

A gay Georgia superintendent who was outed by an anonymous source with the help of the local right-wing newspaper editor is being pushed out of his job. Although the separation agreement was said to be mutual, it is clear Superintendent…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 2, 2015

Education, Georgia

Two Georgia Educators Lampooned on National TV

I have written several articles about the Dublin, GA teacher that told some students their parents are evil if they voted for Obama. She doubled down by also going even further and saying you can’t be a Christian if you…

Education, Opinion

Don’t Own A Firearm if You Can’t Be Responsible and Follow Rules

Recently a terrible tragedy took place where a young toddler was killed in a horrible accident. Ronnie Howard says he was cleaning a gun at a home off Thomaston Road on Thursday in west Bibb County when it discharged, killing 17-month old…

Education, Georgia

Obama Hating Dublin Teacher Nancy Perry Allowed to Retire With Pension

The Dublin, Ga teacher that told her students that President Obama isn’t a Christian and neither is anyone that supported him will be allowed to retire with a pension. She said this to her students in an an 8th grade…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 28, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Education, Georgia, Opinion

Unintended Consequences of Drug Testing at Carroll County Schools

Students at the five high schools in the Carroll County, Georgia school system will be subject to random drug testing starting next school year. “It was done as more of a deterrent,” said Assistant Superintendent Terry Jones of the unanimous Board…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 27, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

A District Attorney in Georgia Wrote an Introduction in a Book Praising Hitler

The disgusting text in italics below was written by L. Craig Fraser for a book called THE TESTAMENT OF ADOLF HITLER. – April 1945: L. Craig Fraser edition, circa 1972 page 58 (xiii). “The document you are about to read is one of…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 10, 2015
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Education, Georgia, News

The Seven Reasons a Georgia Teacher Gave For Obama Not Being a Christian

I just received a list of the seven reasons Nancy Price Perry gave as “proof” that President Obama is not a Christian when she met the parents. This comes from a source in Dublin, GA. The reasons from this fringe…

Education, Georgia

Teacher That Said Obama and Supporters Aren’t Christian Doubles Down

A followup opinion article to Teacher Says Students Aren’t Christian if They Support Obama Shop Amazon Home Improvement – $10 Off $50 Mr. Beams Orders Via Laurens County GA Democratic Party Facebook Page The Thing You Have To Look At: The Parent-Teacher…

Education, Georgia, News, Opinion

Teacher Says Students Aren’t Christian if They Support Obama

(Article updated April 5, 2015) Shop Amazon – Give the Gift of Amazon Prime A teacher in the public school system told her middle school students that Obama isn’t a Christian and that, if their parents voted for him, then…

Education, Georgia, Opinion

Monroe County Georgia Not Known For Open-Mindedness or Toleration

By Majiir Editor’s note: The following article was written by a retired African-American teacher of 31 years that taught at Mary Persons High School in Forsyth, GA which is in Monroe County. It was written after the local homophobic newspaper…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 31, 2015

Education, Macon, Opinion

Dear Charles Richardson and Dr. Curtis Jones

Dear Charles Richardson: I just finished reading your “editorial” today. I used quotation marks because I am not really sure you actually understand how to write an editorial. I don’t think many people consider you to be Beelzebub, nor a…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 22, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Opinion

The Local Alternative to School Takeovers

By Georgia State Senator Curt Thompson One thing that cannot be denied is that there is an achievement gap between wealthy schools and poor schools in the great state of Georgia; a gap largely caused by poverty, undernourishment, lack of…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 11, 2015

Education, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Bibb BOE Member Jason Downey Responds to Criticism After Counterclaim

In a very brief but highly informative post on his personal Facebook page, Bibb county Board of Education member Jason Downey issued a statement that I have pasted below. From the context it is clear it is meant to address some…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 1, 2015

Education, Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Bibb Board of Education Responds to Romain Dallemand Lawsuit

I am including the full response by the Bibb Board of Education to the recently filed arbitration suit filed by former superintendent Romain Dallemand. This is a 28 page document but essentially it says that the Bibb Board of education…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 27, 2015
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