JLG vs McDuffie on public schools

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Anonymous wrote:A man cannot serve two masters: GDS or the people of DC, not both.

GDS is the new "but what about her emails?"

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Pathetic

Would you eat at a restaurant at which the cook considers the food too crappy to eat it himself?

There is *no* justification for a council member or top city admin to send their kids to private school. Possibly high school in special circumstances, but not before that.

As a DCPS parent who has seen what is great and what is not great about DCPS (time in a great Title 1, a not great Title 1, and in a non-Title 1 school), I can think of dozens of justifications for literally anyone sending their kids to private school if they can afford it and it makes the sense for their family. I don't need politicians to martyr themselves to public school in order to vote for them. That doesn't mean I'll vote for McDuffie, but I think this is a dumb argument against him.

Actually this whole conversation makes me really wish Christina Henderson was running for mayor. She is better than either JLG or McDuffie. And she is even a DCPS parent, so could shut down this whole line of argument. I really wish she'd run.

"Martyr themselves"?! What about the rest of us?!

These are the people who make choices that make DCPS and DCPCS functional or dysfuctional. They don't just get to decide that "meh. Too hard to fix..."

We're your kids offered a spot at GDS with enough financial aid that you could afford it, and did you reject it in favor of DCPS?

Actually, yes. My DC turned dpwn GDS for a selective DCPS.

But that's not true for, say, 90,000 other DCPS kids AND -- most importantly -- I haven't been on the city council for yearss!

BUT

I’ll take things that never happened for $1000, Alex.

A bunch of smart kids from dcps get in every year. 🤷

[Anonymous]

I’m voting for JlG. She seems more for regular people while McDuffie has all the elites behind him. And he pressured DCPS to buy the GDS ES which is now McArthur HS. That is a crap site for a HS and he helped insure that GDS got top dollar from the city. I find him corrupt and would rather take my chances with JLG

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for JlG. She seems more for regular people while McDuffie has all the elites behind him. And he pressured DCPS to buy the GDS ES which is now McArthur HS. That is a crap site for a HS and he helped insure that GDS got top dollar from the city. I find him corrupt and would rather take my chances with JLG

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A man cannot serve two masters: GDS or the people of DC, not both.

GDS is the new "but what about her emails?"

+1

Pathetic

Would you eat at a restaurant at which the cook considers the food too crappy to eat it himself?

There is *no* justification for a council member or top city admin to send their kids to private school. Possibly high school in special circumstances, but not before that.

As a DCPS parent who has seen what is great and what is not great about DCPS (time in a great Title 1, a not great Title 1, and in a non-Title 1 school), I can think of dozens of justifications for literally anyone sending their kids to private school if they can afford it and it makes the sense for their family. I don't need politicians to martyr themselves to public school in order to vote for them. That doesn't mean I'll vote for McDuffie, but I think this is a dumb argument against him.

Actually this whole conversation makes me really wish Christina Henderson was running for mayor. She is better than either JLG or McDuffie. And she is even a DCPS parent, so could shut down this whole line of argument. I really wish she'd run.

"Martyr themselves"?! What about the rest of us?!

These are the people who make choices that make DCPS and DCPCS functional or dysfuctional. They don't just get to decide that "meh. Too hard to fix..."

We're your kids offered a spot at GDS with enough financial aid that you could afford it, and did you reject it in favor of DCPS?

Actually, yes. My DC turned dpwn GDS for a selective DCPS.

But that's not true for, say, 90,000 other DCPS kids AND -- most importantly -- I haven't been on the city council for yearss!

BUT

I’ll take things that never happened for $1000, Alex.

A bunch of smart kids from dcps get in every year. 🤷

That isn't what she said. Here, let me repeat it: "My DC turned dpwn GDS for a selective DCPS."

[Anonymous]

DC fines Lewis George for campaign violations...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/06/13/dc-fines-lewis-george-campaign-finding-coordination-with-labor-groups/DC

[Anonymous]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/06/13/dc-fines-lewis-george-campaign-finding-coordination-with-labor-groups/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC fines Lewis George for campaign violations...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/06/13/dc-fines-lewis-george-campaign-finding-coordination-with-labor-groups/DC

I'm having trouble understanding what exactly the violation was. It seems more like political sniping and certainly doesn't seem like a big deal ethically.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC fines Lewis George for campaign violations...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/06/13/dc-fines-lewis-george-campaign-finding-coordination-with-labor-groups/DC

I'm having trouble understanding what exactly the violation was. It seems more like political sniping and certainly doesn't seem like a big deal ethically.

It’s not, just McDuffie lovers trying to make sure she doesn’t win. This honestly has happened before and the charges were false.

Very interesting this comes out now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for JlG. She seems more for regular people while McDuffie has all the elites behind him. And he pressured DCPS to buy the GDS ES which is now McArthur HS. That is a crap site for a HS and he helped insure that GDS got top dollar from the city. I find him corrupt and would rather take my chances with JLG

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Private school parents are 100% behind McDuffie

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC fines Lewis George for campaign violations...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/06/13/dc-fines-lewis-george-campaign-finding-coordination-with-labor-groups/DC

Didn’t something similarly last minute like this drop another time against an opponent of McDuffie’s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A man cannot serve two masters: GDS or the people of DC, not both.

GDS is the new "but what about her emails?"

+1

Pathetic

Would you eat at a restaurant at which the cook considers the food too crappy to eat it himself?

There is *no* justification for a council member or top city admin to send their kids to private school. Possibly high school in special circumstances, but not before that.

I mean he’s in zone for Dunbar, which they’ve tried to reconstitute at least twice and failed. I don’t think he nor anyone else should be forced to sacrifice their kids to that hellhole to have a life in public service.

He can move or suffer, just like anyone else zoned for Dunbar.

The difference is he has been uin a position with some oversight of schools!

As someone IB for Dunbar who can't afford private, please be quiet. Your attitude is the one I don't want anywhere near education policy in this city. "Just suffer or move"? Please stop.

Perhaps McDuffie's experience in realizing his IB schools didn't meet his family's needs will guide his policymaking in ways that will benefit me,as someone in the same boat. I'd rather have someone who values education enough to consider all available options for his kids than someone who would stick his children in failing public schools for the sake of his political aspirations, that's for sure.

Um, he's already been in a policy-making position for years.

Not directly over schools.

Do you have any idea how much legislation the council has made about how school works?

Do you understand the role they have in budgeting?'

Do you understand the role they have in oversight?

If the council members say by while trash collection went down the tubes and just hired private collection for themselves, would you be okay with that?!

Has DCPS "gone down the tubes" in the time McDuffie has been on the council? I don't think so. I've been a DCPS parent for the last 8 years and while I have TONS of issues with the district, I would say that there have been some steady improvements and some missteps. I can't point to a single piece of council legislation that is the cause of my issues with DCPS either. A lot of my issues have to do with Central Office policies that do not rise to the level of legislation, especially around communication, assignment of administrators, and curriculum selection. Yes, I would love if the mayor or council picked those up and forced Central Office to shape up, but I also don't view that as 100% on McDuffie, anymore than I would put it 100% on JLG who has ALSO served on the council for years and has some responsibility for the current state of affairs.

The mayor has much more direct oversight over DCPS and also more power over charters. That's why mayor is a more important role than council member. But I see zero correlation between McDuffie sending his kids to GDS and the current quality of DCPS after his years on the council. TBH, most education budgeting and decisions are decided unanimously and the council rubber stamps a lot of what Bowser prioritizes. Again, that's why mayor is more important, as well as because they appoint the chancellor who has much more direct oversight over Central Office and thus individual schools.

Mayor Bowser's daughter toes to a DCPS by the way. So do Christina Hendrick's kids and Charles Allen's kids. Bowser and Hendricks are much more in line with McDuffie on education than they are with JLG. Allen seems to lean toward JLG but I think he's more pragmatic. So I'm just not convinced this is important in the way you do. I bet you hate Bowser's education policy, for instance, even though she has a kid in the district.

Henderson!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for JlG. She seems more for regular people while McDuffie has all the elites behind him. And he pressured DCPS to buy the GDS ES which is now McArthur HS. That is a crap site for a HS and he helped insure that GDS got top dollar from the city. I find him corrupt and would rather take my chances with JLG

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Private school parents are 100% behind McDuffie

He is our champion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for JlG. She seems more for regular people while McDuffie has all the elites behind him. And he pressured DCPS to buy the GDS ES which is now McArthur HS. That is a crap site for a HS and he helped insure that GDS got top dollar from the city. I find him corrupt and would rather take my chances with JLG

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Private school parents are 100% behind McDuffie

He is our champion.

We ❤️ GDS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A man cannot serve two masters: GDS or the people of DC, not both.

GDS is the new "but what about her emails?"

+1

Pathetic

Would you eat at a restaurant at which the cook considers the food too crappy to eat it himself?

There is *no* justification for a council member or top city admin to send their kids to private school. Possibly high school in special circumstances, but not before that.

I mean he’s in zone for Dunbar, which they’ve tried to reconstitute at least twice and failed. I don’t think he nor anyone else should be forced to sacrifice their kids to that hellhole to have a life in public service.

He can move or suffer, just like anyone else zoned for Dunbar.

The difference is he has been uin a position with some oversight of schools!

As someone IB for Dunbar who can't afford private, please be quiet. Your attitude is the one I don't want anywhere near education policy in this city. "Just suffer or move"? Please stop.

Perhaps McDuffie's experience in realizing his IB schools didn't meet his family's needs will guide his policymaking in ways that will benefit me,as someone in the same boat. I'd rather have someone who values education enough to consider all available options for his kids than someone who would stick his children in failing public schools for the sake of his political aspirations, that's for sure.

McDuffie always talks pride about his longtime family roots in stronghold. But he himself commutes to wilson, and now his kids go full private. Honestly, makes the schooling issues here feel endlessly intractable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A man cannot serve two masters: GDS or the people of DC, not both.

GDS is the new "but what about her emails?"

+1

Pathetic

Would you eat at a restaurant at which the cook considers the food too crappy to eat it himself?

There is *no* justification for a council member or top city admin to send their kids to private school. Possibly high school in special circumstances, but not before that.

I mean he’s in zone for Dunbar, which they’ve tried to reconstitute at least twice and failed. I don’t think he nor anyone else should be forced to sacrifice their kids to that hellhole to have a life in public service.

He can move or suffer, just like anyone else zoned for Dunbar.

The difference is he has been uin a position with some oversight of schools!

As someone IB for Dunbar who can't afford private, please be quiet. Your attitude is the one I don't want anywhere near education policy in this city. "Just suffer or move"? Please stop.

Perhaps McDuffie's experience in realizing his IB schools didn't meet his family's needs will guide his policymaking in ways that will benefit me,as someone in the same boat. I'd rather have someone who values education enough to consider all available options for his kids than someone who would stick his children in failing public schools for the sake of his political aspirations, that's for sure.

Um, he's already been in a policy-making position for years.

Not directly over schools.

Do you have any idea how much legislation the council has made about how school works?

Do you understand the role they have in budgeting?'

Do you understand the role they have in oversight?

If the council members say by while trash collection went down the tubes and just hired private collection for themselves, would you be okay with that?!

Has DCPS "gone down the tubes" in the time McDuffie has been on the council? I don't think so. I've been a DCPS parent for the last 8 years and while I have TONS of issues with the district, I would say that there have been some steady improvements and some missteps. I can't point to a single piece of council legislation that is the cause of my issues with DCPS either. A lot of my issues have to do with Central Office policies that do not rise to the level of legislation, especially around communication, assignment of administrators, and curriculum selection. Yes, I would love if the mayor or council picked those up and forced Central Office to shape up, but I also don't view that as 100% on McDuffie, anymore than I would put it 100% on JLG who has ALSO served on the council for years and has some responsibility for the current state of affairs.

The mayor has much more direct oversight over DCPS and also more power over charters. That's why mayor is a more important role than council member. But I see zero correlation between McDuffie sending his kids to GDS and the current quality of DCPS after his years on the council. TBH, most education budgeting and decisions are decided unanimously and the council rubber stamps a lot of what Bowser prioritizes. Again, that's why mayor is more important, as well as because they appoint the chancellor who has much more direct oversight over Central Office and thus individual schools.

Mayor Bowser's daughter toes to a DCPS by the way. So do Christina Hendrick's kids and Charles Allen's kids. Bowser and Hendricks are much more in line with McDuffie on education than they are with JLG. Allen seems to lean toward JLG but I think he's more pragmatic. So I'm just not convinced this is important in the way you do. I bet you hate Bowser's education policy, for instance, even though she has a kid in the district.

Hah. Bowser personally weighed in on catchment zones last review to ensure her kids were on a path to jackson read. Not sure it is better to have skin in the game.

However, I do understand the urge to have a politicians lead by example. Carter sent his kids to public school while he was President. Now the Dems are a private school party and the Republicans are taxing endowments.