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Despite evidence, Marlin ISD superintendent says uncertain future of district ‘made up’ news

2017-08-29T22:06:32-05:00

By Shelly Conlon Waco Tribune-Herald Originally published Aug. 24, 2017 Marlin ISD Superintendent Michael Seabolt has publicly accused the Tribune-Herald of fabricating facts about the district’s future, but emails from a Texas Education Agency official state otherwise. In a video interview with the online news outlet Marlin Pride, Seabolt, referring to an article published in the Aug. 17 Tribune-Herald, alleged the newspaper made up the fact that the district’s future remains unclear after the district failed state accountability ratings for the sixth year in a row despite making its most improvements since 2013. But TEA spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson, who was cited [...]

Despite evidence, Marlin ISD superintendent says uncertain future of district ‘made up’ news2017-08-29T22:06:32-05:00

State Board of Ed member fields private email controversy

2016-11-07T19:43:57-06:00

By Aliyya Swaby The Texas Tribune Originally published Nov. 4, 2016 State Board of Education member David Bradley, R-Beaumont, is under fire for allegedly not releasing board-related emails from his private server in response to an open records request. The Texas Freedom Network says Bradley did not hand over all of his emails in October when the organization filed a request under the state Public Information Act. Bradley said Texas Education Agency staff is responsible for handling those requests, and that he is sure they have been thorough. TFN is calling on the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office to investigate the issue, according [...]

State Board of Ed member fields private email controversy2016-11-07T19:43:57-06:00

Texas AG blocks release of ‘burn in hell’ audio

2016-03-23T18:51:04-05:00

By Kenric Ward Watchdog.org Originally published March 23, 2016 The Texas Education Agency and state Attorney General Ken Paxton are blocking Watchdog.org from obtaining an audio recording of a teleconference during which a school board member told the TEA commissioner to “burn in hell.” Watchdog independently confirmed that an unidentified school board trustee told then-Commissioner Michael Williams that Williams should “die and burn in hell.” The remark was made as the state ordered La Marque ISD to shut down over failing academic and financial performance. Neither a recording nor a transcript of the contentious teleconference was released. TEA asserted that the [...]

Texas AG blocks release of ‘burn in hell’ audio2016-03-23T18:51:04-05:00

Alleged Open Meetings Act violations, other troubles plague charter school

2014-05-02T15:36:21-05:00

By Brett Shipp WFAA Originally published May 1, 2014 FORT WORTH — For nearly two years, Deion Sanders' Prime Prep Academy has been plagued  by allegations of financial and academic mismanagement. Last fall, the Texas Education Agency opened an investigation. Yet, the state education commissioner now says it's too early to intervene. The last time WFAA checked in on Prime Prep Academy, the landlord at the Fort Worth campus was evicting the school for non-payment of rent. "Can you imagine that?" said landlord Bishop F.R. Mays. "Millionaires running out on the bill." Upset parents like Edna Philips, of Fort Worth, were pulling [...]

Alleged Open Meetings Act violations, other troubles plague charter school2014-05-02T15:36:21-05:00

Charter school board member sues, claiming open meetings violation

2014-01-14T23:31:12-06:00

By Jeff Mosier The Dallas Morning News Originally published Jan. 7, 2014 A Prime Prep Academy board member has filed a lawsuit accusing the board chairman and the school’s sponsoring nonprofit of violating state open meetings laws. The lawsuit, filed the week before Christmas, seeks to overturn the board’s votes to suspend executive director Kimberly Carlisle and to appoint former Dallas ISD trustee Ron Price as interim superintendent. Plaintiff Okey Akpom is also seeking up to $100,000 for several alleged violations, including meeting without a quorum and without proper notice. The charter school co-founded by football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders [...]

Charter school board member sues, claiming open meetings violation2014-01-14T23:31:12-06:00

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