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Gradebook podcast: Rivals, factions, Facebook and the Hillsborough School Board

Sometimes petty disputes among board members seem to get in the way of more weighty concerns.
Hillsborough County School Board members tried to work out their differences at a training day in Temple Terrace in October 2017. But it didn't go well that day and rifts remain, as evidenced by a private exchange revealed Friday in the Tampa newspaper La Gaceta. [Times (2017)]
By Jeffrey S. Solochek
Published May 31, 2018

The Hillsborough County school district, eighth largest in the nation, has plenty of concerns, such as persistent low reading scores in several schools and ongoing financial woes. Its school board would like to seek help from the community, perhaps in the form of a tax referendum, but its political antics continue to raise questions of confidence in the leadership.

The latest flash point: Leaked Facebook messages from one board member's account, published in a local weekly newspaper whose publisher is linked to another board member.

Want to know what your elected School Board members are saying to each other behind the scenes? Want to know which...

Posted by La Gaceta Newspaper on Friday, May 25, 2018

Reporters Marlene Sokol and Jeff Solochek discuss the latest board dispute over Facebook posts, catty comments and more.

Read the La Gaceta account about the messages, and the Tampa Bay Times story about the fallout.

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