Today’s W-H story (and it’s kind of a fun one): “In August, Wilmer-Hutchins board President Luther Edwards described the troubled district’s leaders as a ‘team of nine’ � the seven-member school board, Superintendent Charles Matthews and district lawyer James Belt.

“On Monday, the team’s roster shrank to seven. Under intense pressure from state officials, the school board fired Dr. Matthews, who was indicted last month on felony evidence-tampering charges and had been on paid leave since Nov. 1. It also broke ties with Mr. Belt. But it took two votes and a direct order from the state-imposed management team to get it done.”

May the next six days be silent on the Wilmer-Hutchins front. Vacation time, baby!

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23 November | 18:03 | birty

Have a great vacation. Believe it or not, as much as you think your readers are getting sick of WH stories, I have found them fascinating.

You may be interested in a series I am beginning over at my site about the structural problems inherent in our public schools. If you get the time, check it out.

Keep writing about education, and shedding light on the problems educators face. There's a lot of darkness in this field.

23 November | 21:40 | christy

have fun washing undies, laying out and watching spongebob!

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