Arlington elections - which candidates for CB will get resources to the schools?

[Anonymous]

OK, I’ll take your word for it on Dems supporting Vihstadt. The people just sounded like keyboard warriors.

But the teachers thing? Why would teachers support a challenger who you say is “a disaster” for schools? When the incumbent supposedly sought to increase funding?

I read the endorsement.. I’m guessing teachers care less about gold-plated schools than (some) parents. Whereas money not transferred winds up supporting other programs that maybe stabilize families more broadly? Is that what was going on?

Is that it? Reducing the gap between the privileged and the poors?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, I’ll take your word for it on Dems supporting Vihstadt. The people just sounded like keyboard warriors.

But the teachers thing? Why would teachers support a challenger who you say is “a disaster” for schools? When the incumbent supposedly sought to increase funding?

I read the endorsement.. I’m guessing teachers care less about gold-plated schools than (some) parents. Whereas money not transferred winds up supporting other programs that maybe stabilize families more broadly? Is that what was going on?

Is that it? Reducing the gap between the privileged and the poors?

I am not part of a controlled effort and very much a real Democrat-leaning voter who will never vote a Dem for the ACB again.

It is not *just* schools. It is a Board who continues to approve densely populated affordable housing developments, concentrated in certain areas of South Arlington, that lead to school overcrowding and high FARMs rates. That combined with not enough funding for APS to keep up with the county’s housing policy has been really, really disasterous. Take a look at the 50 recent threads on elementary boundaries/overcrowding if you don’t believe me.

There is no reducing the gap between the privileged and the poor. Pretty soon with the ACB policies there will ONLY be privileged and poor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK, I’ll take your word for it on Dems supporting Vihstadt. The people just sounded like keyboard warriors.

But the teachers thing? Why would teachers support a challenger who you say is “a disaster” for schools? When the incumbent supposedly sought to increase funding?

I read the endorsement.. I’m guessing teachers care less about gold-plated schools than (some) parents. Whereas money not transferred winds up supporting other programs that maybe stabilize families more broadly? Is that what was going on?

Is that it? Reducing the gap between the privileged and the poors?

I am not part of a controlled effort and very much a real Democrat-leaning voter who will never vote a Dem for the ACB again.

It is not *just* schools. It is a Board who continues to approve densely populated affordable housing developments, concentrated in certain areas of South Arlington, that lead to school overcrowding and high FARMs rates. That combined with not enough funding for APS to keep up with the county’s housing policy has been really, really disasterous. Take a look at the 50 recent threads on elementary boundaries/overcrowding if you don’t believe me.

There is no reducing the gap between the privileged and the poor. Pretty soon with the ACB policies there will ONLY be privileged and poor.

Indeed I have gone through and read through a couple of those threads (I have the day off today ).

I see your point if it's the FARMs kids driving overcrowding. Is that what you're saying, that it's the FARMS kids who produce overcrowding? And not more SFH kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK, I’ll take your word for it on Dems supporting Vihstadt. The people just sounded like keyboard warriors.

But the teachers thing? Why would teachers support a challenger who you say is “a disaster” for schools? When the incumbent supposedly sought to increase funding?

I read the endorsement.. I’m guessing teachers care less about gold-plated schools than (some) parents. Whereas money not transferred winds up supporting other programs that maybe stabilize families more broadly? Is that what was going on?

Is that it? Reducing the gap between the privileged and the poors?

I am not part of a controlled effort and very much a real Democrat-leaning voter who will never vote a Dem for the ACB again.

It is not *just* schools. It is a Board who continues to approve densely populated affordable housing developments, concentrated in certain areas of South Arlington, that lead to school overcrowding and high FARMs rates. That combined with not enough funding for APS to keep up with the county’s housing policy has been really, really disasterous. Take a look at the 50 recent threads on elementary boundaries/overcrowding if you don’t believe me.

There is no reducing the gap between the privileged and the poor. Pretty soon with the ACB policies there will ONLY be privileged and poor.

Indeed I have gone through and read through a couple of those threads (I have the day off today ).

I see your point if it's the FARMs kids driving overcrowding. Is that what you're saying, that it's the FARMS kids who produce overcrowding? And not more SFH kids?

Yes and no, I guess. The big developments with hundreds of CAFs definitely drive up APS population growth. They don’t seem to be very good with predictive analysis to get ahead of these increases. Also, it is people buying into or transferring out of certain boundaries based on school performance (whether perceived or not). Overcrowding is a county wide problem, but it’s a lot more complex in certain areas where the differences between schools are more stark.

[Anonymous]

Was it Katie Cristol who said that if she were given a billion dollars she wouldn’t spend a dime on schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was it Katie Cristol who said that if she were given a billion dollars she wouldn’t spend a dime on schools?

Oh yes. Yes it was. She has been hostile toward APS from the start

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, I’ll take your word for it on Dems supporting Vihstadt. The people just sounded like keyboard warriors.

But the teachers thing? Why would teachers support a challenger who you say is “a disaster” for schools? When the incumbent supposedly sought to increase funding?

I read the endorsement.. I’m guessing teachers care less about gold-plated schools than (some) parents. Whereas money not transferred winds up supporting other programs that maybe stabilize families more broadly? Is that what was going on?

Is that it? Reducing the gap between the privileged and the poors?

I’ll be honest, I don’t really understand why AEA-PAC is supporting deFerranti over Vihstadt, it’s not like their endorsement was all that substantive. Given the retaliation we’ve seen in the past when people break ranks from the Arlington Democrats, I can’t help but wonder if they’re worried about retribution if they don’t endorse the Democrat. After all, Erik Gutshall is on the county board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was it Katie Cristol who said that if she were given a billion dollars she wouldn’t spend a dime on schools?

And don’t forget Libby Garvey telling people we don’t need high school seats because kids can just do online schooling.

[Anonymous]

Cristol also has no substantive ties to Arlington. She is a Marylander that is just trying to use her current gig on the County Board to enter Dem politics at the state and national level.

So that is why her priorities are the way they are. Issues that play in Richmobd and DC, not necessarily nitty gritty local politics.

AC Dems are happy with her and this arrangement

[Anonymous]

Oh and don't forget that De Ferrenti said that APS gets enough funding, and just needs to be more efficient and manage growth by reducing spending per pupil.

For Arlington Dems the main priority is building more affordable housing. Everything is secondary. For example, they are happy to use 20 million in year end close out money to fund new AH initiatives. However, when a block of residents had a sewage line failure, the county board fought tooth and nail to shaft them with the responsibility for repairs.

Arlington Dems prioritize new AH over basic local government services. It's pretty clear that we need independents on the board to balance out the AC Dem machine politics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cristol also has no substantive ties to Arlington. She is a Marylander that is just trying to use her current gig on the County Board to enter Dem politics at the state and national level.

So that is why her priorities are the way they are. Issues that play in Richmobd and DC, not necessarily nitty gritty local politics.

AC Dems are happy with her and this arrangement

Not sure most Arlington County residents were/are aware she was from Maryland. She played up that she went to UVA and lived off Columbia Pike to make her seem like a local.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cristol also has no substantive ties to Arlington. She is a Marylander that is just trying to use her current gig on the County Board to enter Dem politics at the state and national level.

So that is why her priorities are the way they are. Issues that play in Richmobd and DC, not necessarily nitty gritty local politics.

AC Dems are happy with her and this arrangement

Not sure most Arlington County residents were/are aware she was from Maryland. She played up that she went to UVA and lived off Columbia Pike to make her seem like a local.

Come on dude. She went to UVA and moved to Arlington after college. I think she sucks, but she lives in Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cristol also has no substantive ties to Arlington. She is a Marylander that is just trying to use her current gig on the County Board to enter Dem politics at the state and national level.

So that is why her priorities are the way they are. Issues that play in Richmobd and DC, not necessarily nitty gritty local politics.

AC Dems are happy with her and this arrangement

Not sure most Arlington County residents were/are aware she was from Maryland. She played up that she went to UVA and lived off Columbia Pike to make her seem like a local.

Come on dude. She went to UVA and moved to Arlington after college. I think she sucks, but she lives in Arlington.

The residency requirement is only 1 year to run--that doesn't seem like enough for someone to truly understand a community. How much can someone "care" about Arlington after only living here a year? Not much I would imagine...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cristol also has no substantive ties to Arlington. She is a Marylander that is just trying to use her current gig on the County Board to enter Dem politics at the state and national level.

So that is why her priorities are the way they are. Issues that play in Richmobd and DC, not necessarily nitty gritty local politics.

AC Dems are happy with her and this arrangement

Not sure most Arlington County residents were/are aware she was from Maryland. She played up that she went to UVA and lived off Columbia Pike to make her seem like a local.

Come on dude. She went to UVA and moved to Arlington after college. I think she sucks, but she lives in Arlington.

The residency requirement is only 1 year to run--that doesn't seem like enough for someone to truly understand a community. How much can someone "care" about Arlington after only living here a year? Not much I would imagine...

So you are saying Cristol only lived in Arlington for a year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cristol also has no substantive ties to Arlington. She is a Marylander that is just trying to use her current gig on the County Board to enter Dem politics at the state and national level.

So that is why her priorities are the way they are. Issues that play in Richmobd and DC, not necessarily nitty gritty local politics.

AC Dems are happy with her and this arrangement

Not sure most Arlington County residents were/are aware she was from Maryland. She played up that she went to UVA and lived off Columbia Pike to make her seem like a local.

Come on dude. She went to UVA and moved to Arlington after college. I think she sucks, but she lives in Arlington.

The residency requirement is only 1 year to run--that doesn't seem like enough for someone to truly understand a community. How much can someone "care" about Arlington after only living here a year? Not much I would imagine...

Look, I am definitely not a fan of hers, but she moved here after getting married. I did the same. I'm not inclined to run for political office, but I would've been well within my rights to do so if I had, once meeting residency requirements. There are plenty of legitimate reasons I no longer support her. Being a carpetbagger isn't one of them.