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What Happens When Educators Win School Board Seats, According to New Research
Electing educators to local school boards often results in a pay bump for teachers, but does not correlate with higher student achievement.

Scott Davison
Nov 2, 20242 min read
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UPDATED!! 2024 School Board Candidate Guide
A quick guide to the 2024 candidates for Carlsbad Unified School Board.

Scott Davison
Oct 14, 20246 min read
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Why Did Superintendent Churchill Resign?
The next Superintendent will be selected by the Board Members that get elected in November.

Scott Davison
Oct 12, 20243 min read
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Board Meeting Summary - 5/15/2024: Cell Phone Ban Finally Approved. Plus Racial Hiring Quotas? More Failed Academic Plans, and a Pass on Electrification.
Approving a Cell Phone Ban - 6 Months Later With zero fanfare or discussion, the new Board Policy to prohibit cell phone finally was...

Scott Davison
May 17, 20243 min read
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Board Meeting Summary - 4/17/2024: The Union vs. Our Kids; Just Kidding About Improving Academics; Finally a Cell Phone Policy?
The next time the Union tells you they fight for our kids, ask them what our kids got with their $8.4M raise.

Scott Davison
Apr 18, 20244 min read
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Understanding the Purpose of the Teachers Union: Your Kids Are NOT Their Priority
The Union vs. Our Kids: $8.4M for Teachers. Larger Class Sizes for Students At the Board Meeting on 4/17, the Board will be voting on...

Scott Davison
Apr 16, 20242 min read
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Board Meeting Summary - 3/13/2024: A Window into Future Budget Issues
What will they do to justify a raise that will increase next year's budget deficit? No doubt they will come up with something!

Scott Davison
Mar 14, 20242 min read
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Board Meeting Summary - 2/21/2024: The Union is Bad at Math; Our Students are Bad at Math
Why are they focused on helping elementary students with higher scores instead of high school students with far lower scores?

Scott Davison
Feb 22, 20243 min read
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Board Meeting Summary - 1/17/2024: Cell Phone Ban; A Giant Illegal Net; Changing Community Surveys
Will the Board hold anyone accountable for this blunder? Feel free to ask, but don't hold your breath.

Scott Davison
Jan 18, 20243 min read
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Board Meeting Summary - 12/13/2023: Furries, The Growing Budget Deficit; and an Enrollment Reality Check
Will this mean CUSD sticks to its guns and refuses to provide yet another raise to the teachers' union? We already know the answer to that!

Scott Davison
Dec 14, 20232 min read
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Board Meeting Summary - 11/15/2023: A Coverup Trifecta - Enrollment, DEI and Parental Rights
Guess what? They're okay with the lies.

Scott Davison
Nov 17, 20235 min read
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Board Meeting Summary - 10/18/2023: Superintendent Cannot Condemn Hate; CUTA Already Wants a Raise
The Hypocrisy of DEI Already on Display - From the Top: Non-Agenda Public Comment Last month I warned the Board that ADL's No Place for...

Scott Davison
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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Our Superintendent is Lying About Student Enrollment
At the September 13, 2023 Board Meeting, Superintendent Churchill opened the meeting with a Superintendent Report about an unexpected...

Scott Davison
Sep 15, 20232 min read
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Board Meeting Summary - 9/13/2023: Teaching Hate, Test Scores, Budget Updates & Public Comments
Teaching Our Kids to Hate - Agenda Item 6.6 The key piece to the DEI Plan approved in July is the Anti-Defamation League's "No Place for...

Scott Davison
Sep 15, 20235 min read
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Board Meeting Summary - 8/16/2023: Superintendent Raise, 8300 "Expired" Laptops, New Complaint Rules
Superintendent "Me Too" Raise & Contract Extension - Agenda Item 7.4 The Board approved a 5% raise and a 1-year contract extension for...

Scott Davison
Aug 18, 20233 min read
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Board Meeting Summary - July 19, 2023: The DEI Plan & Flag Policy Votes
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Plan - Agenda Item 6.1 The Bad: The DEI Plan was approved in a 4-1 vote, with only Trustee Vurbeff voting...

Scott Davison
Jul 21, 20234 min read
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The Final "DEI Plan" - Where is the Evidence?
The Board will be voting on the DEI Plan at the upcoming meeting on July 19, 2023. To reiterate our prior position on our opposition to...

Scott Davison
Jul 16, 20231 min read
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Let's Talk about Critical Race Theory
We created this short presentation as a primer on Critical Race Theory ("CRT"). It's critical (pun intended) that you understand the...

Scott Davison
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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Intolerance at the Top: Superintendent Churchill Exemplifies Religious & Viewpoint Discrimination
In preparation for the DEI Town Halls on May 23rd, CUSD reached out to community groups, including numerous churches, to invite them to...

Scott Davison
May 26, 20233 min read
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Special Board Meeting Summary - May 25, 2023: Forcing the Issue on the Pride Flag
CUSD called a Special Board Meeting on Thursday to discuss one issue - whether to fly the Pride Flag at the District Office on June 1....

Scott Davison
May 26, 20232 min read
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