What will be constructed at Wiley: a fully funded playing field or a mini-stadium that can barely seat the student body but appeals to a private fundraising group. The question goes back to the Board for a vote at their next meeting. Sign the petition to support a field!
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At a special meeting on July 1, Board of Education members raised questions that honed the Home Field Advantage stadium issue to its core. It was encouraging to see equity emerge not just as a token point of discussion but as the mission to place above all others. Equity is finally on the board!
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“[RJR] Stadium Hearing Raises Questions of Cost, Fairness.” Sounds familiar, but this was the title of a Journal article that ran in 1986.
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There is so much wrong with this picture. This is a teacher at Wiley Middle School. He was outside the school this morning greeting parents.…
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For almost two-years, RJR Home Field Advantage has made Access and Equity their rallying cry in demands for a multi-sport stadium—but on what grounds?
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Our school board was elected to find answers and solve problems. Why are some members cranking up the smoke machine?
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To get the Wiley gym onto the bond (and out of their way), stadium boosters convinced WS/FCS to take on the gym construction as a rebranded STEAM classroom addition. Per seat, it’s three times the price of the average school expansion.
View More Cost per Seat: $93,240
Words like access, transparency, equality, and equity have been swirling around projects on the school construction bond. Usually, this would be a welcome and expected…
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Meet two of our new school board members who are leading on decisions despite a clear conflict of interest. It appears their loyalty to Reynolds…
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