THE EPISD IMPLOSION
Claudia Lorena Silva of El Paso Matters reports that student enrollment in EPISD is at its lowest level since the 1960s. The district also suffers from a severe budgetary crisis,…
WHY VOTERS SHOULD REJECT THE $386 MILLION CANUTILLO ISD BOND
Canutillo ISD has placed a $386 million bond on the ballot for the May 4 election. Voters should reject this bond just as they rejected the District’s previous two bonds,…
SISD SALARIES REVEALED
As late as 1930, about 65% of America’s schools were one-room buildings, often with a single teacher entrusted with all instruction. Since that time, most of our public schools have…
SISD BUDGET HOLE WIDENS TO $74 MILLION, STAFF SPENT $133 MILLION WITHOUT REQUIRED BOARD APPROVAL
It is now clear that the Socorro Independent School District is facing a financial meltdown that is far worse than has been reported by the media. Yesterday, CFO Vicki Perez…
PUBLIC FLOCKS TO SPEEDY’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT TO SUPPORT OWNERS, TARGETED BY PRESIDENT OF CANUTILLO ISD SCHOOL BOARD FOR OPPOSING $387M BOND
Jaime Aguirre (pictured here) is the owner of Speedy’s Mexican Food at 401 Talbot Ave. in Canutillo. Recently he allowed a customer to place a sign on his property opposing…
PRESIDENT ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ OF CANUTILLO BOARD OF TRUSTEES BULLIES BUSINESS OPPOSING $386 MILLION BOND
Speedy’s Mexican Food is a well-known family establishment at 401 Talbot Ave. in Canutillo. According to Tony Gutierrez of KVIA, the owners placed a sign outside their place of business…
CANUTILLO ISD SUPER: “THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER SET FOOT IN CANUTILLO, HAVE NO PERSONAL STAKE IN OUR SCHOOLS”
Dr. Pedro Galaviz is the Superintendent of the Canutillo Independent School District. His District suffers from a $6 million budget deficit and faces layoffs and school closures, largely because of…
CITY ISSUED $300 MILLION IN DEBT IN 2016 WITH ZERO OR LITTLE PRINCIPAL FOR A DECADE
This past March 25, City CFO Robert Cortinas gave a PowerPoint presentation before City Council in which he discussed his 5-Year Financial Forecast. On page 71, he cited $300 million…
EL PASO TAXING ENTITIES OWE $10.3 BILLION!
No one has ever bothered to calculate the total principal and interest owed by the taxing entities within El Paso County, so we analyzed the statistics on public debt published…
INTERVIEW WITH SISD WHISTLEBLOWERS RICARDO CASTELLANO, DISTRICT 3 TRUSTEE, AND WIFE GABRIELA: $131 MILLION IN UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES IDENTIFIED, FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES
The Socorro Independent School District has been engulfed in scandal, with numerous allegations of financial malfeasance and the placement of Superintendent Nate Carman on administrative leave through the end of…