Dayton Regional STEM school

The return of David Lawrence to Dayton Public Schools

I’ve written about David Lawrence before. First as the new principal at Thurgood Marshall High School where he made great strides, then as he took the helm at the Dayton Regional STEM school. That lasted exactly one year. Last night, the Dayton Board Of Education made a smart move and brought homegrown talent back to Read More

Bonds for Charter Schools that can’t write English

If the Dayton Public Schools sent out an 8-page newsletter like the “Horizon Science Academy,” a congressman would be crawling up their behinds questioning why they are allowed to teach our children. However, this charter school is about to get tax-exempt bonds to finance their little money-making “non-profit” skool. Oh, did I misspell that? “This Read More

Dayton Public Schools losing a superstar

On July 6, 2008. I introduced you to David Lawrence– the new principal of Thurgood Marshall High School in Dayton. I called him “the man with the plan.” He was taking over at the former Colonel White High School, in a brand new building with a plan to make TM into an academic academy of Read More