Category Education

Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Gwinnett’s failure and the Inequality Among Georgia Schools

If you live in Gwinnett County, Georgia then chances are one of the wealthiest people in the county is not some CEO or lawyer but a public employee. His name is J. Alvin Wilbanks. He is the superintendent of Gwinnett…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 25, 2015

Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Documentation of Georgia Attorney General Misconduct for Hearing

By Stephen F. Humphreys, P.C. The Attorney General has cast many knowingly false aspersions and engaged in major obstructionism in dragging out the Benedek case–about then-UGA President Michael Adams attempting to revoke Benedek’s tenure based on knowingly false charges and…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 24, 2015

Education, Macon

Lester Miller Replies to Charles Richardson

(Below is a comment by Bibb Board of education member Lester Miller to Charles Richardson’s latest hit piece. Mr. Miller wrote this as a comment under the article by Mr. Richardson. I had already published my own rebuttal prior to…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 22, 2015
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Education, Macon

What About Charter Schools and the Proposed OSD?

As the Bibb BOE debates between IE2, Charter schools, and the status quo I thought important to help people understand some differences, I am re-blogging an article from a very good website in Georgia called Charter Confidential. Please visit that…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 12, 2015

Education, Macon

Georgia Peach Awards: Dr. Thelma Dillard

It is time for another edition of our Elberta Peach award. I think it is time that Dr. Thelma Dillard gained some recognition for her services. Although I disagree with a few of her early votes when she first started…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 12, 2015

Education, Macon

Dallemand Lawsuit only Possible Thanks to Board Allies

Three current Bibb Board of Education members were signatories on Dallemand’s renewal contract for three additional years back in late 2012. They did so even though it was well-known at the time he planned to quit soon after. The local…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 11, 2015
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Education, Macon, News

Bibb County Hires Promising West Point Graduate As New Superintendent

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It has been nearly two years since Dallemand turned tail and ran in disgrace. Everyone is thankful that he is gone but we might finally have some good news. Today we learned that Bibb county finally found their way out…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 10, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Dallemand Seeking $10 Million but Deserves 10 Years

In an article today in the Macon Telegraph they report that Romain Dallemand is seeking $10 million in a lawsuit. The article was very short and lacking any real details. You would think an article about a lawsuit over a…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 10, 2015
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Education, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Update on Progressive Consulting: Dallemand’s Tech Consulting Firm

Back on November 24th I reported that one of the firms that had been at the center of the spending frenzy by former gypsy superintendent Romain Dallemand called Progressive Consulting were misrepresenting their credentials. This is an extremely serious violation when…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 24, 2015
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Education, News, Opinion

An Explanation On Why Being Poor Can Be Very Expensive

I read an op-ed piece on the New York Times today about this subject and it got me thinking. A few of the reasons he cited included taxes and the fees for being “unbanked”. As today is MLK day I…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 19, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

What Can Be Gleaned From Ricardo Azziz Resignation

I have already written two articles on the Georgia Regents university president Ricardo Azziz, so I will not cover the same information again. You can view the details of his severance package here: Ricardo Azziz To receive One Year Leave and…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 18, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Macon

An Explanation of Bibb County Choices for System of Flexibility

Charles Richardson confirmed yet again why he received an F in my evaluation of editorials in Georgia newspapers. Today he complains that the decision has already been made about the choice of organizational structure the Bibb district must choose and…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 17, 2015

Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Ricardo Azziz To receive One Year Leave and $1.1 Million Severance Package

We recently reported Ricardo Azziz had resigned as president of Georgia Regents University. The Augusta Chronicle is now reporting he will get a year of paid leave plus a one time payment of $470,000 with a total package worth $1.1…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 16, 2015

Education, Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Romain Dallemand Resurfaces

The Macon Telegrah just reported that deposed and disgraced former Bibb County Superintendent Romain Dallemand had the audacity to come out of hiding and wants to clear his name from the PSC findings. Not much in the article yet but it…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 16, 2015

Education, Georgia, News

Breaking: President of Georgia Regents University Ricardo Azziz Resigns

We have just learned that GRU President Ricardo Azziz has informed his staff of his intentions. Huckaby said the board of regents is meeting this afternoon to discuss the matter. Huckaby said to WSB TV reporters that he understands “there is…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 15, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

The Regents Row – Colleges in Georgia employ an army of lobbyists

I saw the term Regent’s Row in the latest article by my favorite AJC writer James Salzer. I have written numerous articles on the Georgia Board of Regents so I was intrigued and began a search on this term. There isn’t…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 10, 2015

Education, Georgia

Q and A with Dr. Anthony Tricoli About the Merger of Georgia State and GPC

Several journalists have contacted Dr. Tricoli over the past few days, and a lot of questions have been thrown his way. He wanted us to be clear with our readers that he was not involved in any discussions with either…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 8, 2015
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Education, Georgia, Opinion, Watchdog Reports

The Real Motive for Dr. Anthony Tricoli Ouster was GSU and GPC Merger

An official announcement was finally released by USG officials that they want to move forward with a “merger” of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College. I used the word merger in quotes because all of these so-called mergers have…

Dr. Alan Wood
January 6, 2015
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