Not sure if this should be in the policy forum instead... Anyone here voting for Youngkin because of

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you choose to vote for Youngkin because of FCPS then you are letting FOX win as you are buying their soundbites.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

Vote out the schoolboard on the next election, they are our problem, but voting for Youngkin is not going to help the situation.

Actually it will. The state policies can temper the local policies such that we may actually end up somewhere in the middle. And that is good for kids.

All you will have is gridlock. And no effect on "local policies" whatsoever.

You have zero understanding of how local school policies are made or carried out, clearly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Show me Republican states with good education. There aren’t many.

Show us a democratic city with good education.

There are none.

Why do only cities matter? Cities have their own unique problems. There are plenty of blue states with great public schools… NJ and MA being two of them. Aren’t we talking about a statewide election here?

Good teachers want to work where they feel supported and adequately paid. Constantly complaining about them is going to make them leave for greener pastures. Republicans seem determined to make that happen for some reason.

NJ and MA frequently have republican governors with democratic legislators.

You just made an argument for electing Youngkin.

Balance.

Not democratic domination.

Cities are examples of democratic domination. Virginia is moving in that direction. The schools will start to fail. Look at the drop of some schools and divksion between the MV, Lewis, Justice type schools and everyone else.

We need balance.

A moderate republican like Youngkin will achieve balance.

Youngkin isn’t a moderate, but you sure are gullible.

Oh, and McAulife is? Ha. Tell that to the progressive left wing Marxists who are so desperately trying to salvage his campaign, and to whom he would be beholden.

Just stop. McAuliffe was already governor. And Virginia is still free of socialists, Marxists, whatever "ists" boogeyman you're selling.

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Anonymous wrote:Show me Republican states with good education. There aren’t many.

Show us a democratic city with good education.

There are none.

Why do only cities matter? Cities have their own unique problems. There are plenty of blue states with great public schools… NJ and MA being two of them. Aren’t we talking about a statewide election here?

Good teachers want to work where they feel supported and adequately paid. Constantly complaining about them is going to make them leave for greener pastures. Republicans seem determined to make that happen for some reason.

NJ and MA frequently have republican governors with democratic legislators.

You just made an argument for electing Youngkin.

Balance.

Not democratic domination.

Cities are examples of democratic domination. Virginia is moving in that direction. The schools will start to fail. Look at the drop of some schools and divksion between the MV, Lewis, Justice type schools and everyone else.

We need balance.

A moderate republican like Youngkin will achieve balance.

Youngkin isn’t a moderate, but you sure are gullible.

Oh, and McAulife is? Ha. Tell that to the progressive left wing Marxists who are so desperately trying to salvage his campaign, and to whom he would be beholden.

You don't even know the definition of a Marxist.

[Anonymous]

Just finished voting, all of the democrats are great choices. Get out there!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Show me Republican states with good education. There aren’t many.

My second grader is struggling with reading and writing because he missed a full year of school. And don't you dare pretend that online school for 6 year-olds was school. So maybe climb off your "good education" soap box.

I also have a 2nd grader and yes I was furious about the way the FCPS school board handled 2020-2021. It still doesn't mean that a republican governor is going to do anything to help local schools, except to further defund them with "school choice".

Youngkin is giving teachers raises and raising special ed funds.

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Anonymous wrote:Show me Republican states with good education. There aren’t many.

My second grader is struggling with reading and writing because he missed a full year of school. And don't you dare pretend that online school for 6 year-olds was school. So maybe climb off your "good education" soap box.

I also have a 2nd grader and yes I was furious about the way the FCPS school board handled 2020-2021. It still doesn't mean that a republican governor is going to do anything to help local schools, except to further defund them with "school choice".

Youngkin is giving teachers raises and raising special ed funds.

He's actually sat down with special ed parents and listened. Doesn't mean he will follow-through, but I was impressed. VDOE has not been great on SPED enforcement, to say the least.

[Anonymous]

Terry McAulife's education plan is virtually identical to the education plan he ran on the first time as governor.

Some parts of the plan are word for word the same.

The new parts are the equity parts of bussing and tying local funding to communities building public housing units within their boundaries.

But the other stuff is identical to his campaign platform the first go around.

If he is running on an identical plan as the first time, this means he did not achieve anything he promised during his first term.

What makes you think that electing him again will get Virginians anything he promises?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Terry McAulife's education plan is virtually identical to the education plan he ran on the first time as governor.

Some parts of the plan are word for word the same.

The new parts are the equity parts of bussing and tying local funding to communities building public housing units within their boundaries.

But the other stuff is identical to his campaign platform the first go around.

If he is running on an identical plan as the first time, this means he did not achieve anything he promised during his first term.

What makes you think that electing him again will get Virginians anything he promises?

I wonder this! He is partially to blame for not raising teacher salaries before, why would he make it happen now?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you choose to vote for Youngkin because of FCPS then you are letting FOX win as you are buying their soundbites.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

Vote out the schoolboard on the next election, they are our problem, but voting for Youngkin is not going to help the situation.

Actually it will. The state policies can temper the local policies such that we may actually end up somewhere in the middle. And that is good for kids.

All you will have is gridlock. And no effect on "local policies" whatsoever.

You have zero understanding of how local school policies are made or carried out, clearly.

DP, who was disgusted by the fact that the FCPS School Board made revamping the TJ admissions policies one of their main priorities - consuming many hours of staff preparation and at least four work sessions - during the middle of a pandemic last year. This took away time that could have been spent on remediation efforts, or figuring out ways to improve FCPS's lamentable technology department and totally inadequate facilities planning department.

Why did they do this? Because the far-left Democrat in charge of education at the state level, Atif Qarni, was pushing school districts operating governor's schools to develop plans for more "equity" in their schools, again during the middle of a pandemic. And then Scott Brabrand and the all-Democrat School Board took the bait.

I have no objection to changing the admissions process at TJ. I have a major problem with treating TJ admissions reform as one of the top one or two priorities during a pandemic. And that's the type of "leadership" we're getting at the state and local level. McAuliffe will simply deliver more of the same. He wants to please the interests groups that matter the most to the Democrats and - having sent his own kids to two tony privates (Potomac and Gonzaga) and a segregated public school (Langley) - the fact that the quality of education is declining for most families in large school districts like FCPS due to the incompetence of local officials does not matter to him one bit.

Maybe Youngkin won't be any better when it comes to paying attention and setting the right tone, but he certainly won't be any worse.

[Anonymous]

I voted already for Dems.
But if we ever solved abortion and made headway on guns at the federal level…I would vote for a moderate R at the state level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I voted already for Dems.
But if we ever solved abortion and made headway on guns at the federal level…I would vote for a moderate R at the state level.

+1

I could potentially support a moderate R at the state level - if we had that option. Abortion, guns, and conspiracy theories are all currently obstacles though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you choose to vote for Youngkin because of FCPS then you are letting FOX win as you are buying their soundbites.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

Vote out the schoolboard on the next election, they are our problem, but voting for Youngkin is not going to help the situation.

Actually it will. The state policies can temper the local policies such that we may actually end up somewhere in the middle. And that is good for kids.

All you will have is gridlock. And no effect on "local policies" whatsoever.

You have zero understanding of how local school policies are made or carried out, clearly.

DP, who was disgusted by the fact that the FCPS School Board made revamping the TJ admissions policies one of their main priorities - consuming many hours of staff preparation and at least four work sessions - during the middle of a pandemic last year. This took away time that could have been spent on remediation efforts, or figuring out ways to improve FCPS's lamentable technology department and totally inadequate facilities planning department.

Why did they do this? Because the far-left Democrat in charge of education at the state level, Atif Qarni, was pushing school districts operating governor's schools to develop plans for more "equity" in their schools, again during the middle of a pandemic. And then Scott Brabrand and the all-Democrat School Board took the bait.

I have no objection to changing the admissions process at TJ. I have a major problem with treating TJ admissions reform as one of the top one or two priorities during a pandemic. And that's the type of "leadership" we're getting at the state and local level. McAuliffe will simply deliver more of the same. He wants to please the interests groups that matter the most to the Democrats and - having sent his own kids to two tony privates (Potomac and Gonzaga) and a segregated public school (Langley) - the fact that the quality of education is declining for most families in large school districts like FCPS due to the incompetence of local officials does not matter to him one bit.

Maybe Youngkin won't be any better when it comes to paying attention and setting the right tone, but he certainly won't be any worse.

This is a lot of why I will vote for Youngkin - for a change in leadership at state level. McAuliffe does not seem to have any real understanding about what is happening on the ground in schools or that parents sincerely feel education is declining and their parental rights are being eroded. McAuliffe had the opportunity to rehabilitate his (arguably misconstrued) answer about "parents telling teachers what to teach" to make clear he values parent input and he went in the opposite direction.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I voted already for Dems.
But if we ever solved abortion and made headway on guns at the federal level…I would vote for a moderate R at the state level.

+1

I could potentially support a moderate R at the state level - if we had that option. Abortion, guns, and conspiracy theories are all currently obstacles though.

Not to mention a willingness to interfere with voting rights, a lack of concern regarding healthcare for all, insane ideas about public education, and the list goes on. I mean. No. Dems currently on the ballot are the thing you are looking for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you choose to vote for Youngkin because of FCPS then you are letting FOX win as you are buying their soundbites.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

Vote out the schoolboard on the next election, they are our problem, but voting for Youngkin is not going to help the situation.

Actually it will. The state policies can temper the local policies such that we may actually end up somewhere in the middle. And that is good for kids.

All you will have is gridlock. And no effect on "local policies" whatsoever.

You have zero understanding of how local school policies are made or carried out, clearly.

I’m sorry, but I don’t think you quite understand how all this works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you all care about your kid's chances of getting into TJ more than you care about other people's human rights. Got it.

Do these other people care about the kid's chance to get into TJ?