Antwan Wilson to be announced as new Chancellor

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bring back Rhee, for all her flaws. At least she got a lot done and wasn't afraid to take steps to better serve high SES families. I'm not remotely optimistic about this guy.

Oakland, Calif. is a crappy, dysfunctional school system. Why would DCPS hire someone who ran that?!

It's important apparently that the chancellor look like DC.

What is apparent is that there is anti-white discrimination going on.

How is that apparent? Two black chancellors does not equal discrimination

[Anonymous]

That's not the point. The trouble is the pernicious notion, espoused by many residents and even some elected officials, that the chancellor needs to be black because a majority of DCPS families are black.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's not the point. The trouble is the pernicious notion, espoused by many residents and even some elected officials, that the chancellor needs to be black because a majority of DCPS families are black.

What about the Chief of Police?

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Anonymous wrote:That's not the point. The trouble is the pernicious notion, espoused by many residents and even some elected officials, that the chancellor needs to be black because a majority of DCPS families are black.

Proof please. I know many of our councilmembers and this is bullshit.

[Anonymous]

The Oakland CA schools are a loser school system. And DC just hired the guy who 'ran' Oakland Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Oakland CA schools are a loser school system. And DC just hired the guy who 'ran' Oakland Sad.

Nothing new there, yet people continue to move here.

[Anonymous]

Yea, and newcomers outside Upper NW continue to bail on public schools in droves somewhere between K and 9th grade. Hurrah!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Oakland CA schools are a loser school system. And DC just hired the guy who 'ran' Oakland Sad.

Nothing new there, yet people continue to move here.

Guess that DCPS wanted an "urban" chancellor. But did they have to choose the head of one of the worst public school systems in the country?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yea, and newcomers outside Upper NW continue to bail on public schools in droves somewhere between K and 9th grade. Hurrah!

Not really; Charters are still public schools!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That's not the point. The trouble is the pernicious notion, espoused by many residents and even some elected officials, that the chancellor needs to be black because a majority of DCPS families are black.

What about the Chief of Police?

What about the State Superintendent of Education?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's not the point. The trouble is the pernicious notion, espoused by many residents and even some elected officials, that the chancellor needs to be black because a majority of DCPS families are black.

What about the Chief of Police?

What about the State Superintendent of Education?

What about the Deputy Mayor for Education?

[Anonymous]

And what about Katherine Bradley?

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Anonymous wrote:And what about Katherine Bradley?

Exactly. You get one black person in an appointed or hired position (in a city of 50% black) and everyone screams reverse racism. Bullshit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And what about Katherine Bradley?

Exactly. You get one black person in an appointed or hired position (in a city of 50% black) and everyone screams reverse racism. Bullshit.

The problem is that on paper he appears weakly qualified and lacking sufficient experience. So we can't come up with any other good reason to explain his hiring.

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Anonymous wrote:And what about Katherine Bradley?

Exactly. You get one black person in an appointed or hired position (in a city of 50% black) and everyone screams reverse racism. Bullshit.

Actually, Washington DC is now less than 50% black and falling. AntWan's qualifications are suspect. Short on experience and his most recent gig has been at the top of one of the country's worst school systems.