by Rod Williams- Our schools are failing. As population has grown in Nashville, the number of children enrolling in Metro Public Schools has been shrinking. Families with school age children are fleeing Metro Schools. The number of schools on the State list of failing schools is growing. We had the terrible experience of having Dr. Shawn Joseph as director and the scandals surrounding his administration. And, our School Board routinely votes against school choice.
We have a School Board election coming up August 6th and five of the nine districts will be electing school board members. Don't look for things to get better. I expect things to get worse. I have listed below the members running for school board and what information I could find about them. I see no reason to vote for any of them. When only presented with bad choices, do not feel compelled to vote. I would recommend skipping these contest or writing in one's own name.
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT 1
BARRY BARLOW. Barlow was a 2019 unsuccessful candidate for District 3 of the Nashville Metro Council. I cannot find any more information about him.
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Sharon Gentry |
She has overseen the decline in the quality of education and has a record of opposing public school choice and does not deserve to be reelected. See her campaign Facebook page at this link.
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Robert Taylor |
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 3 (This is the seat formerly occupied by Jill Speering.)
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Brian Hubert |
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Emily Masters |
Elementary for 7 years. She works as a freelance fundraising consultant.
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5
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Christiane Buggs |
CHRISTIANE BUGGS. She is seeking reelection running unopposed. She has two Master’s degrees in Education—one in Curriculum and Instruction from Tennessee State University and the other in Urban Education from Vanderbilt University. Visit her website at this link.
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 7
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Freda Player-Peters |
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 9
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RUSSELLE ANN BRADBURY |
RUSSELLE ANN BRADBURY. To visit her website, follow this link. She has a masters degree in Social Work and a good record of volunteerism. She has the endorsement of Run For Something. FRS "endorses candidates who deeply value inclusion, diversity, and constituent voices, and run grassroots, all-in, progressive campaigns that reflect these values." That is all I need to know.
ABIGAIL TYLOR. She has
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There is not much information about these races and candidates are not doing much to distinguish themselves. From what I have learned about the candidates, I do not want any of them elected.
These are the candidates endorsed by SEIU: District 1 – Dr. Sharon Gentry District 3 – Emily Masters District 5 – Christiane Buggs District 7 – Freda Player-Peters District 9 – Abigail Tylor. This is reason enough to not vote for them.
As to who has the money in these races, as reported in Dad Gone Wild, District 3 candidate Brian Hubert reports $5349.26 in small donations and District 9 candidate Russelle Bradbury is reporting $11,381.59 in contributions.
For more information, see these stories:
Metro Nashville school board candidates discuss reopening, equity, charters during forum
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