Secret report shows ‘special’ treatment for public officials in D.C. school lottery

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. If you weren't connected you were denied. Sometimes Kaya even sent you a nasty email chastising you, as a mere commoner for even asking, just to make the "fuck you" hit home.

And Kaya's ego convinced her she would get away with all of it. I hope this follows her to her next job

She did get away with it. As her defenders correctly state, she didn't do anything illegal.

It's just embarrassing and shameful.

Bowser should make a statement by sending the crony admitances back to their IB schools or recognize that voters will react if she doesn't.

Stop treating the children like pawns. They didn't game the system. They didn't deserve to be outed in this fashion.

It's obvious that some of the benificiaries are terrified of having their kids go to their IB school. What are you so afraid of?

[Anonymous]

Rodriguez, Snowden and all the others should have to write a public essay as to why their snowflake is too good for their public school and we can all vote on it.

[Anonymous]

The Post printed an insulting rationalization of Kaya's unethical behavior. I'm sure it was suggested by the very Kaya friendly editors

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/behind-the-dc-school-lottery-scandal-a-crisis-in-confidence/2017/05/28/d8c3f010-409d-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html

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I don't think the writer of that story even buys that BS. Just reporting the other side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the writer of that story even buys that BS. Just reporting the other side.

It was a puff piece. A good article would have set a better context (and this article set a lot of context).

If Kaya wanted to really attract cultural leaders to DCPS (rather than seven random people), then she would have done some of those things that affluent parents are always demanding like G&T programs.

What 'confidence' does it build for regular citizens to see a handful of connected people go to schools that most people have little chance of getting in? And before the IG report, who even knew that these oh-so-respected leaders had kids in DCPS?!

But judging from the comments on the WaPo article, the misdirection is working. People dismss it as a victimless action.

[Anonymous]

I thought it was one of those tongue in cheek articles where you can see just how dumb the defense is.

No one could possibly be inspired to attend DCPS because Rodriguez got his kids into a school he can't afford.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think the writer of that story even buys that BS. Just reporting the other side.

It was a puff piece. A good article would have set a better context (and this article set a lot of context).

If Kaya wanted to really attract cultural leaders to DCPS (rather than seven random people), then she would have done some of those things that affluent parents are always demanding like G&T programs.

What 'confidence' does it build for regular citizens to see a handful of connected people go to schools that most people have little chance of getting in? And before the IG report, who even knew that these oh-so-respected leaders had kids in DCPS?!

But judging from the comments on the WaPo article, the misdirection is working. People dismss it as a victimless action.

It wasn't 7 random people. There are others out there just hoping they don't get the Snowden/Rodriguez treatment. Their names will be leaked eventually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the writer of that story even buys that BS. Just reporting the other side.

It was a puff piece. A good article would have set a better context (and this article set a lot of context).

If Kaya wanted to really attract cultural leaders to DCPS (rather than seven random people), then she would have done some of those things that affluent parents are always demanding like G&T programs.

What 'confidence' does it build for regular citizens to see a handful of connected people go to schools that most people have little chance of getting in? And before the IG report, who even knew that these oh-so-respected leaders had kids in DCPS?!

But judging from the comments on the WaPo article, the misdirection is working. People dismss it as a victimless action.

It could build confidence in DCPS if the connected people sent their kids to an EOTP or Ward 7 or 8 DCPS.

But sending your kid to Mann or Murch over Brightwood is only reinforcing the status quo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Post printed an insulting rationalization of Kaya's unethical behavior. I'm sure it was suggested by the very Kaya friendly editors

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/behind-the-dc-school-lottery-scandal-a-crisis-in-confidence/2017/05/28/d8c3f010-409d-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html

This shows that Kaya is even dumber than I thought. Of the seven names disclosed so far, only Fenty was an "elected official." The rest were just staff -- hired hands like Kaya getting a government paycheck.

Not to mention that of course any D.C. elected official is going to have to send his or her kids to DCPS. Council members in Wards 2 or 3 could send their kids to private without too much blowback, in the past, but that's probably changing also. So much for Kaya's "confidence" point. And as if any parent is going to smack her forehead and exclaim, "Well, if DCPS is good enough for the kid of the Deputy Mayor for Crony Favors, then by George, it's good enough for my child!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Post printed an insulting rationalization of Kaya's unethical behavior. I'm sure it was suggested by the very Kaya friendly editors

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/behind-the-dc-school-lottery-scandal-a-crisis-in-confidence/2017/05/28/d8c3f010-409d-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html

This shows that Kaya is even dumber than I thought. Of the seven names disclosed so far, only Fenty was an "elected official." The rest were just staff -- hired hands like Kaya getting a government paycheck.

Not to mention that of course any D.C. elected official is going to have to send his or her kids to DCPS. Council members in Wards 2 or 3 could send their kids to private without too much blowback, in the past, but that's probably changing also. So much for Kaya's "confidence" point. And as if any parent is going to smack her forehead and exclaim, "Well, if DCPS is good enough for the kid of the Deputy Mayor for Crony Favors, then by George, it's good enough for my child!"

Exactly. Whatever IB school is so bad that Snowden had to call in a favor to avoid it. Therefore, I should have confidence in DCPS and send my child to that school?

[Anonymous]

This article makes me laugh. If she had placed them into underperforming/less popular schools that would be on thing. But Mann and Murch have their fair share of DC "celebrity" parents. No one is looking at the directory of those schools to find random DC officials to make sure it is a good fit for their child.

Confidence in the system isn't placing connected children into good schools. It is placing them in bad schools or their IB school.

[Anonymous]

Hey look. A few cronies called in favors to get their snowflakes out of schools they think they're too good for. That really inspires my confidence in DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey look. A few cronies called in favors to get their snowflakes out of schools they think they're too good for. That really inspires my confidence in DCPS.

Exactly. And how is the fact that the well connected in the D.C. Government get their kids into Mann and Murch supposed to make other parents feel "confident" in sending their kids to Marion B-arry High?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the writer of that story even buys that BS. Just reporting the other side.

It was a puff piece. A good article would have set a better context (and this article set a lot of context).

If Kaya wanted to really attract cultural leaders to DCPS (rather than seven random people), then she would have done some of those things that affluent parents are always demanding like G&T programs.

What 'confidence' does it build for regular citizens to see a handful of connected people go to schools that most people have little chance of getting in? And before the IG report, who even knew that these oh-so-respected leaders had kids in DCPS?!

But judging from the comments on the WaPo article, the misdirection is working. People dismss it as a victimless action.

It could build confidence in DCPS if the connected people sent their kids to an EOTP or Ward 7 or 8 DCPS.

But sending your kid to Mann or Murch over Brightwood is only reinforcing the status quo.

+1000 and as it was all keept hush hush how would anyone know to be inspired. This is so ridiculous I don't know how Kaya could have kept a straight face

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the writer of that story even buys that BS. Just reporting the other side.

It was a puff piece. A good article would have set a better context (and this article set a lot of context).

If Kaya wanted to really attract cultural leaders to DCPS (rather than seven random people), then she would have done some of those things that affluent parents are always demanding like G&T programs.

What 'confidence' does it build for regular citizens to see a handful of connected people go to schools that most people have little chance of getting in? And before the IG report, who even knew that these oh-so-respected leaders had kids in DCPS?!

But judging from the comments on the WaPo article, the misdirection is working. People dismss it as a victimless action.

It could build confidence in DCPS if the connected people sent their kids to an EOTP or Ward 7 or 8 DCPS.

But sending your kid to Mann or Murch over Brightwood is only reinforcing the status quo.

+1000 and as it was all keept hush hush how would anyone know to be inspired. This is so ridiculous I don't know how Kaya could have kept a straight face

She thinks we're stupid and that our opinions don't matter