Whittle

[Anonymous]

I see the original thread is locked, which maybe was reasonable since it recently devolved into an argument about public schools. But are there any updates? Does the school have funding for next year?

[Anonymous]

Let it go. If you are a parent, you’ll be the first to know. If you aren’t a current parent, then a bizillion page thread has told you all you need to know.

[Anonymous]

There’s an article in today’s wapo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s an article in today’s wapo

Looks pretty accurate. Key takeaway is that the big financing is still just vapor.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/05/25/whittle-school-dc-china-money/

[Anonymous]

The article doesn’t even mention the mountain of lawsuits filed by contractors and vendors for non-payment. A pattern of non-payment that apparently long preceded the pandemic. Trash coverage from the Post.

[Anonymous]

From the Post article:. "As of this week, Whittle acknowledged to The Post, the long-term investments he is seeking had not yet been concluded."

Same as it ever was.

[Anonymous]

Anyone else is arch Boss Baby 2 and think of Chris Whittle as crooked school founder? The babies all try to expose what he is really doing behind the parents backs.

[Anonymous]

Has the Washington Post become a PR agency?...This is going down as one of the biggest frauds in NW DC history and the Washington Post lets a bunch of cute kids on tricycles mislead them and talk them out of mentioning over 30 lawsuits, writs, judgements and a history of being sued for fraud in DC for the same exact venture. Wow..

[Anonymous]

Or that the quality of education received isn't up to standards. It is a disgrace!

[Anonymous]

The so-called expert that is quoted prominently in the print edition is so misinformed-or naive. He reiterated the " it's Covid's fault" narrative that Whittle was desperately hoping to get into the press to mask his misrepresentations and financial failures long before Covid hit. PPP money saved the school and provided operating capital when they'd run out. Some expert..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The so-called expert that is quoted prominently in the print edition is so misinformed-or naive. He reiterated the " it's Covid's fault" narrative that Whittle was desperately hoping to get into the press to mask his misrepresentations and financial failures long before Covid hit. PPP money saved the school and provided operating capital when they'd run out. Some expert..

Thanks God we have anonymous internet trolls to fact-check WaPo news articles and the experts quoted therein.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The so-called expert that is quoted prominently in the print edition is so misinformed-or naive. He reiterated the " it's Covid's fault" narrative that Whittle was desperately hoping to get into the press to mask his misrepresentations and financial failures long before Covid hit. PPP money saved the school and provided operating capital when they'd run out. Some expert..

Thanks God we have anonymous internet trolls to fact-check WaPo news articles and the experts quoted therein.

LoL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s an article in today’s wapo

Looks pretty accurate. Key takeaway is that the big financing is still just vapor.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/05/25/whittle-school-dc-china-money/

I agree that's the key takeaway, though the article comes across as more positive than I think is objectively warranted, particularly in how the school can be viable going forward in light of all of its debt, even if they ever did get financing, and whether there truly is any connection left to the schools in China.

[Anonymous]

https://twitter.com/kevincarey1/status/1530251387828854785

A devastating thread on Whittle, "the notorious flim-flam artist."

[Anonymous]

Agreed, the Twitter thread by Kevin Carey is genius… Carey really has a solid understanding of Chris Whittle’s sketchy history. He should’ve been consulted for the Washington Post article.

I’m curious as to if Whittle has some connections to major publications like the Washington Post. Why else would they fail to properly cover the school’s many problems? And take so long to publish anything? This situation could literally be made into a Netflix documentary.