Arl Dems Caucus Endorsement - School Board - In the Candidates' Words
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Anonymous
I’m holding her accountable for her own actions. She chose to lead that group and to continue leading that group. |
Anonymous
We get it. Sounds like she doesn't need your votes. She picked up Matt de Ferranti today https://twitter.com/Miranda4APS/status/1652004751964504068?s=20 But this one from an ASHPA leader is something else. https://twitter.com/Miranda4APS/status/1651951652117663745?s=20 |
Anonymous
What is ASHPA? |
Anonymous
Arlington Schools Hispanic Parents Association. They are an active community group and this endorsement means something. Also glad to see Mr. de Ferranti’s sane position. |
Anonymous
Good luck with that. Fortunately other people are looking out for our students. You just keep holding your grudge on this insignificant portion of the internet. |
Anonymous
Guess I like to hold people accountable for their actions. YMMV. She has demonstrated that she tolerates bullying and failed to consider input from multiple stakeholders during a crisis. Fail. |
Anonymous
That's not true. Many people here think APS was right to not have kids back for any amount of time until all teachers had been vaccinated (and even then it was not full time). Someone in this thread called that reasonable. In hindsight, it was a horrible decision that did a huge amount of damage. It's relevant, because what Miranda was advocating for then has, in fact, been now demonstrated to have been the correct action. But the main thing people seem to hold against her is that she held that (now shown to be correct, very unpopular at time) opinion. And, since then, one of the primary things she is focused on is trying to help students recover from that bad decision. So it's all very relevant. Arlington still has not, and I think, sadly, will not, admit that we erred very badly here. |
Anonymous
Yes and she did not object to it as the leader of APE. The entire then school board stood up to Youngkin but Miranda did not. That tells me everything I need to know about her. I don't want a board member who will align with Youngkin. |
Anonymous
Just because you think this decision was incorrect does not mean it was actually incorrect. Teachers died in other places that sent them back pre vaccine. A lot of then. Teachers left and they had to call in Natioan Guard to teach. That's not what I wanted. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
Arlington made reasonable choices, similar to what many other school districts made. We aren't debating that right now though, no matter how many times you want to bring it up. We are discussing the school board candidates. We aren't discussing Turner's opinions, we are discussing her actions and approach. She was comfortable with her people bullying others and she was comfortable not listening to various stakeholders. Those are disqualifying behaviors for me. |
Anonymous
We’re talking about mask mandates, yes? Not something that actually matters? |
Anonymous
Actually, yes, it was incorrect. If you read the NYT piece, places like Arlington that kept schools closed ultimately had the same fatality rates as everywhere else. What we did have was a lot more learning loss. The national consensus on this is that we were wrong. And we were outliers. Much worse than the rest of the nation. It still boggles my mind that well-educated, evidence-based Arlington still does not get this. But like I said above, I now realize that will never change. But objectively, yes, we made the wrong call. |
Anonymous
| I wonder - when Miranda wins the Democratic endorsement, will all of the anti-APE people on this thread complain that the primary process is unfair? Delicious irony if so. |
Anonymous
I just read it. Doesn't matter how many times we hear the "the overall effect (of closing the schools) on the virus's spread was close to zero", some people still never believe it. So let's sum up. The overall effect on the virus's spread was close to zero U.S. communities with closed schools had similar levels of Covid as communities with open schools, be they in the U.S. or Europe. They lost ground in reading, math and other subjects. The effects were worst on low-income, Black and Latino children. Depression increased, and the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national emergency in children’s mental health. Nationwide enrollment fell by 1.3 million, or 3 percent, according to the latest federal data. In last year’s elections, political candidates who supported vouchers — which effectively reduce public-school funding — fared well Public education is likely to be a major issue again in the 2024 campaigns And one more time for good measure, the overall effect on the virus's spread was close to zero Great job, gang! |