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There were also some raging dad bros during the pandemic. Not sure how they voted before but they were certainly big Youngkin supporters. Including Miranda Turner's DH. |
This is false. The democrats have controlled all levels of government in Arlington for decades. They are the only ones influencing the schools and our local government. It really is that cut and dry. |
BS. APE (founded by and still run by Rs) did a lot of damage to the community. |
What APE recommendations have APS and the school board actually implemented? |
I have no idea. They are currently infiltrating various committees and the school board. They caused harm in the community with their hostility towards teachers, staff, and other parents. |
Are you talking about Miranda Turner? The only reason she’s going to win is bc she’s the Democratic nominee. Do people still honestly believe she’s a republican??? |
No, the other founder and current board. Her husband was a strong Youngkin supporter. |
Oh, so APE are the masterminds behind Duran’s huge Syphax $$$ push? The one that is prioritizing back office wants over teacher needs? |
Yeah, they’re pushing SBG too. |
Right or wrong, those are administrative decisions. Not local or state government. Not political. Some people are trying to support and help schools. Others are trying to tear them down. You vote R if you hate schools, not because you want to fix them. |
This isn’t quite right. The school board- which is composed of candidates endorsed by ACDC- votes on some of these expenditures. |
In Arlington, the decisions are being made - exclusively- by Democrat-endorsed school board members. Spending endless money on back office crap instead of the schools themselves is tearing down the schools, not fixing them. If a private firm only spends 20% on administrative overhead to APS’s 40% (not real #s), then we’re all better off. I vote Democrat pretty reliably by the way, but I’m open to people proposing a better way. Lack of real competition has made our candidates intellectually lazy and far too easy for people who have zero background or relevant experience to be put on charge of huge budgets. |
Stop pretending the state and fed govt have no impact on education. |
It makes me very mad that APE is pushing Standards Based Grading on us --- like they are some sort of educational experts. SBG sucks. We need to scrap it and go back to letter grades. |
I was being facetious. APE is AGAINST SBG. |