‘Their collaboration has continued with [Ian] Roberts behind bars. [Roberts’ collaborator] said on Sep. 29 she was told by Roberts’ wife to move forward with publishing a book called “Unshakeable,” a compilation of Roberts’ inspirational messages to Des Moines schools.‘
Iowa’s finest, Ian Roberts, committed more than the so far – what? – five thousand? crimes he committed as Des Moines public schools superintendent. He also awarded Des Moines school district contracts to his own side business, which specialized in soaking DEI budgets.
The district did catch one of his early attempts to pocket money in this way; but apparently they failed to catch later, successful, ones.
How stupid is Iowa? MUCH stupider than I ever imagined.
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There’s a DEI sickness at the heart of Iowa’s public schools. It’s why they hired and retained a consummate con man.
Franchement, they got what they deserved. New leadership needed. Desperately.
October 10th, 2025 at 8:19AM
Right, because before DEI, no one ever got taken by con men. They never existed. It was all that “equity” stuff that made people gullible.
October 10th, 2025 at 8:27AM
Not saying that at all, Oh Please. But that con artists have been known to abuse DEI is obvious, and, in this case, embarrassingly glaring. Like a lot of excellent ideas that tend to get all stupid when monetized/institutionalized, DEI has been a victim of its own success.
October 10th, 2025 at 9:42AM
All his “books” are self-published and no previews available online. Again, would bet big money that, like his diss, they are 100% plagiarized. How does no one in school leadership in a major US metro ever think to look at ANY of the stuff people put on their CVs?