Implications of a Trump presidency for DC schools

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Anonymous wrote:Did Sidwell suddenly decide to accept all comers? Get real, y'all. How many private schools have tons of vacancies?

If they repeal the common core that means we can scrap PARRC testing?

We could scrap Common Core and PARCC already - other states have.

Common Core and PARCC are state initiatives. Geez.

They were implemented because the federal government offered substantial incentives. Will not be at all sad to see them go.

He says he wants to get rid of them. I don't really think he cares that much about them one way or another, but in theory they could take a stick/carrot approach.

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Anonymous wrote:That's why he built himself a safehouse (hotel).

Which will be surrounded for four years. With DC's lack of loitering laws, can we park all the homeless outside his hotel?

Also, can we put it out of business by then with zero customers?

^^this - but it might not take any active effort on our part. it's going to do that all by itself

I voted for Clinton but I am pretty sure the calculus on the Trump brand and "Boycott Trump" has changed. A week ago it seemed like he had orchestrated his own decline and people would avoid his brand. Now many people will want to cozy up to him in whatever way they can. He is the most powerful person in the world now.

I haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if this has been discussed, but I am wondering about undocumented immigrants in DC. This is not California but it is a sanctuary jurisdiction and there are many undocumented immigrants living here, with their children in DCPS and charters. Trump has vowed to withhold funding from sanctuary cities and presumably DC would be the easiest place to implement that due to Federal control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is not inconceivable that DC will be forced to implement a much more broad-based school voucher program than it currently has. That could result in a lot more kids leaving DCPS and charters for private schools, and resources being drained from the public sector.

You could argue that DC already has the structure that Trump proposes for everyone else. To this point the Congress has been happy to play god in DC and require things that they would not federally impose on their own States (Federalism run amock doesn't apply to those people who cannot vote them out, it would seem). It might be interesting to see them have to eat what they cooked for DC.

P.S. I love my kid's charter school and I think that charters have been essential to the improvements we've all seen. My issue is is Congress not doing to their own districts what they will do here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did Sidwell suddenly decide to accept all comers? Get real, y'all. How many private schools have tons of vacancies?

If they repeal the common core that means we can scrap PARRC testing?

We could scrap Common Core and PARCC already - other states have.

Common Core and PARCC are state initiatives. Geez.

They were implemented because the federal government offered substantial incentives. Will not be at all sad to see them go.

Don't touch the PARCC. It's the only metric that makes the administrators and teachers of our school doing something close to the job they are paid for.

Don't touch it!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did Sidwell suddenly decide to accept all comers? Get real, y'all. How many private schools have tons of vacancies?

If they repeal the common core that means we can scrap PARRC testing?

We could scrap Common Core and PARCC already - other states have.

Common Core and PARCC are state initiatives. Geez.

They were implemented because the federal government offered substantial incentives. Will not be at all sad to see them go.

Don't touch the PARCC. It's the only metric that makes the administrators and teachers of our school doing something close to the job they are paid for.

Don't touch it!!!

Don't touch the PARCC. It's the only metric that makes the administrators and teachers of our school doing something close to the job they are paid for.

Don't touch it!!!

Mother at NE middle school (near Takoma Park - you guess)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did Sidwell suddenly decide to accept all comers? Get real, y'all. How many private schools have tons of vacancies?

If they repeal the common core that means we can scrap PARRC testing?

We could scrap Common Core and PARCC already - other states have.

Common Core and PARCC are state initiatives. Geez.

They were implemented because the federal government offered substantial incentives. Will not be at all sad to see them go.

Don't touch the PARCC. It's the only metric that makes the administrators and teachers of our school doing something close to the job they are paid for.

Don't touch it!!!

Don't touch the PARCC. It's the only metric that makes the administrators and teachers of our school doing something close to the job they are paid for.

Don't touch it!!!

Mother at NE middle school (near Takoma Park - you guess)

Your school needs a new principal. At a competent school, PARCC gets in the way of teachers doing their jobs.

[Anonymous]

At a "competent" school, PARCC testing takes 1-2 days out of the year. That's it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's why he built himself a safehouse (hotel).

Which will be surrounded for four years. With DC's lack of loitering laws, can we park all the homeless outside his hotel?

Also, can we put it out of business by then with zero customers?

^^this - but it might not take any active effort on our part. it's going to do that all by itself

I voted for Clinton but I am pretty sure the calculus on the Trump brand and "Boycott Trump" has changed. A week ago it seemed like he had orchestrated his own decline and people would avoid his brand. Now many people will want to cozy up to him in whatever way they can. He is the most powerful person in the world now.

I haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if this has been discussed, but I am wondering about undocumented immigrants in DC. This is not California but it is a sanctuary jurisdiction and there are many undocumented immigrants living here, with their children in DCPS and charters. Trump has vowed to withhold funding from sanctuary cities and presumably DC would be the easiest place to implement that due to Federal control.

This probably needs to move to the political board - but this is the real threat. All federal funding to the city - for mass transit, education, roads, national guard - would be at risk.

[Anonymous]

Hopefully he'll keep the vouchers going and dramatically expand the program so people have viable choices and want to stay in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he'll keep the vouchers going and dramatically expand the program so people have viable choices and want to stay in DC.

Lets say you get a $10K voucher. Where will you go?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he'll keep the vouchers going and dramatically expand the program so people have viable choices and want to stay in DC.

Lets say you get a $10K voucher. Where will you go?

This is the basic problem with vouchers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he'll keep the vouchers going and dramatically expand the program so people have viable choices and want to stay in DC.

Lets say you get a $10K voucher. Where will you go?

This is the basic problem with vouchers.

Make DC vouchers $40k and then you're talking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he'll keep the vouchers going and dramatically expand the program so people have viable choices and want to stay in DC.

Lets say you get a $10K voucher. Where will you go?

This is the basic problem with vouchers.

Make DC vouchers $40k and then you're talking.

OK, then where would you go?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully he'll keep the vouchers going and dramatically expand the program so people have viable choices and want to stay in DC.

Lets say you get a $10K voucher. Where will you go?

This is the basic problem with vouchers.

Make DC vouchers $40k and then you're talking.

That would just make high end privates cost $80k. The truly rich will pay whatever is needed to keep out the poors.

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Anonymous wrote:No implications. Seriously, every four years people get stressed out about how schools and real estate are going to change, but they don't. The government jobs, contractors, NGOs, lawyers and lobbyists are all the same regardless.

I think this is different. A Trump administration is going to draw a particular breed. In addition, many Democratic Liberals who work for the government or government contractors - from USAID to EPA to Labor to Justice - are just not going to have the stomach to work for organizations that ultimately report to Donald Trump. I think you're going to see a lot of these people move out of DC. It's nowhere near as appealing to live in DC and be part of the "DC scene" when it's going to be led by a bigoted demagogue. East Coasters are just not going to want to be part of it at all. I already hear people talking about leaving; some aren't serious and won't, but MANY 20 and 30 somethings without mortgages or kids can easily pick up and move to NY, Boston, Philly, the West Coast, or any other place that isn't "where Donald Trump lives."

If Cruz or Rubio or Jeb won, I wouldn't be saying this. But there is something very tangibly, palpably different about this.

I'm not seeing it. The president has very little contact with the city itself. The Bushes never even went out to dinner in DC. Advisors live in Great Falls and send their kids to private schools. Most of us feds/NGO types plan to just ride it out. The ones with a real liberal conscience are determined to do their best to fight for their agency's mission, and the money grubbers will stick around if the jobs do.

They did, actually. Like twice to Cactus Cantina. I'm hoping every restaurant in the city refuses to serve that monster. I want his four years here to be highly uncomfortable. I want people to shout at his motorcade. I want him to know how much he's hated every time he looks out the white house windows.

You need therapy. I know that phrase gets thrown around a lot on dcum. But you really, really need help. I didn't vote for Trump. I'm disappointed in the election results. However, now that he is going to be our President, I wish him nothing but the best. To do otherwise is like being on an airplane and hoping the pilot screws up. Plus, the anger in your post is concerning. If I knew you, my kids would certainly never be allowed in your home.

What? I think you are a bit dramatic. It's completely ok to make this hate filled bully know he's not welcome here.