Published at ClarkCountyToday.com on April 16, 2024. Ridgefield resident Heidi Pozzo adds ‘the rest of the story’ not covered by a newspaper’s recent endorsement of Ridgefield School District bond Heidi Pozzo  for Clark County Today As citizens, we look to our institutions to perform roles that support a flourishing society. Media as an institution has ..read more

This article was published in Clark County Today on April 12th 2024 and explains the “rate” vs. dollars relationship of taxes when you consider bonds and levy’s. Its worth the read. Heidi Pozzo shares what’s actually happening to your property tax dollars in the Ridgefield School District Heidi Pozzo  for Clark County Today It is ..read more

As we’ve pointed out there are a number of “school choice” programs across the US and more coming. There will be a citizen referendum in Washington State coming soon so this article is timely. The original can be read at: The Daily Wire Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee is determined to make his state the ..read more

There has been some question as to what the information resources are for the various articles on the Ridgefield school district bonds. Following is an attempt to share as many of the papers, articles, stories, data sources and information explored to date. the list continues to grow but judge for yourself whether an honest effort ..read more

This article was published at Clark County Today on April 1, 2024. No it’s not April Fools…walk through the numbers for yourself. The Ridgefield School District budgeted a roughly $3 million loss for 2023-2024 and is projecting a roughly $1.3 million loss now. Ridgefield resident Heidi Pozzo doesn’t believe it is due to a lack ..read more

This article was published in The Reflector Editor, Warning signs come in a variety of places, and there’s one at the state level that is flashing right now. Why are state matching funds so low compared with the size of the facilities being built at Ridgefield School District in the 2024 proposed bond? The 2017 ..read more

In the 2023-24 budget year the district projected a deficit. You can read the details from the district website:  BGSD 2023-24 Budget Teachers in Battle Ground, Evergreen and Vancouver school districts all got significant wage increases. Vancouver has announced they will run a $30+mm deficit and need to lay off hundreds of teachers. Evergreen is ..read more

This is the least in a series of investigative reports by Heidi Pozzo. She started with the bonds and as she dug deeper she uncovered more and more questions. Give this latest chapter a read. The original was published at Clark County Today. Opinion: Ridgefield School District decisions impact capacity and overcrowding | ClarkCountyToday.com Ridgefield ..read more

Today’s article comes from Heidi Pozzo via Clark County Today. You can read the original article and comment by clicking this link: Opinion: Double the money at Ridgefield School District | ClarkCountyToday.com   This is an ongoing series delving into the details of the Ridgefield School Districts 2024 capital bonds and decision making. Ridgefield resident Heidi ..read more

This article was written by Heidi Pozzo and published in Clark County Today. Here is the original link to the article: https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-ridgefield-school-board-gets-an-f-for-transparency/ Ridgefield resident Heidi Pozzo offers her perspective on the recent actions of the members of the Ridgefield School Board Heidi Pozzo for Clark County Today Open meetings are the foundation of our democracy ..read more