There are people here who will read that and say “it’s still better than public school” and send their kid off to educational oblivion. |
Because a failed for-profit grift from a serial grifter isn’t really that interesting to most folks. The DC private school community is really very tiny, despite what many folks in it may believe. |
| We'll all watch the Netflix mini-series when it comes out in a few years. |
Wow. Just wow. I had no idea the depth. So one point, this Whittle guy got the President at Yale to quit and come work for him but people are mad that the new Maret head worked for Whittle for a year or two? 😂😂 |
Absolutely! |
As the thread illustrates, whittle’s history of grift & failure was well known for a long time when he hired folks for the DC school. |
Who knew that Anderson Cooper was such a cutie? |
| How many families are planning to return in the fall? |
| Doubtful. Given that the “backers”’ kids graduated. One of the “backers” is a dude who married rich and us financing Whittle through rents from largely POC families living in dreadful conditions |
A slumlord? |
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It’s a big company, easily found. Operates in the near suburbs. 1*
The guy married a daughter of the developer. |
| When people posted his name, it got deleted on here. Just no words |
| What's the company's name? |
Forgot to add “allegedly” |
| Consider it added. It is what it is allegedly |