Glenn Youngkin's Policies cost schools across VA $202 Million

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t find fault with the Youngkin administration for this, you are a partisan hack. Period.

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You can agree with his politics, but not his incompetence.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t find fault with the Youngkin administration for this, you are a partisan hack. Period.

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You can agree with his politics, but not his incompetence.

It’s not incompetence- it’s an intentional first step towards dismantling public education and selling off the parts to his donors and buddies.

What is incompetence is him thinking that he’s going to out-Trump Trump and Desantis.

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Anonymous wrote:Despite having the 4th largest budget (give or take…it’s Wiki) Virginia is smack in the middle for education spending. We can do better. The only plus is that we used to be in the bottom 10 states on education spending, so either we have improved or other states are spending less.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_budgets
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2022-08-26/which-states-invest-the-most-in-their-students

Were VA schools doing better or worse when their spending was near the bottom? Didn’t VA get out of NCLB bc their schools were performing well and they had SOLs?

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Anonymous wrote:This is just absolutely ridiculously bad governing at the basics. The schools it's really going to hurt are the smaller, rural districts that are heavily subsidized by the state.

Yes, it is.

Agree — but this is a general problem. Recall the IT handling at the beginning of pandemic and other major failures by the SB?

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Anonymous wrote:Oh well. Maybe we don’t have to waste as much money next year on stupid initiatives like the Lewis Academy after all. Aren’t they chartering buses at taxpayer expense to send HS kids down to Alabama for a conference this month?

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The amount of waste *already* within FCPS (vanity projects, “equity” studies) somehow doesn’t bother these people as much as an honest mistake that is being rectified. So typical.

You're deflecting the issue. The governor is supposed to manage accounting properly. It took others to notice the error.
If FCPS had a major accounting error like this you'd be all over it. It's not an honest mistake. It's incompetence.

So far, I'd say that FCPS's incompetence when it comes to managing its IT department, failing to keep student data confidential, keeping schools closed and bungling distance learning, refusing to recognize student achievement, and making a total hash out of things when it comes to facilities and capital spending have had a greater impact (and led to the departure of far more students from FCPS over the past several years) than this accounting error.

Are you talking about the commended scholars thing? So they recognized National Merit Semi-Finalists but didn't send out all the commended announcements in a timely way. Anyone can log into their college board account and see if their scores qualify for commended. I was a National Merit "commended" scholar way back when and it was never mentioned by my school--it's like the consolation prize of the PSAT. That hardly counts as a major flaw.

I think the schools closing was a tough call in a tough time. I don't hold that against them. I wanted my kid at home.

I do critique any issues with student data--that's their fundamental responsibility.

FCPS is rated extremely well by external evaluators on their capital spending and facilities plans so I trust that over your judgment that they made "a complete hash."

The enrollment trends are not particular to FCPS--here's data on Virginia: https://statchatva.org/2022/01/26/school-enrollment-in-a-post-pandemic-virginia/


When does this happen?

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t find fault with the Youngkin administration for this, you are a partisan hack. Period.

Says the partisan hack.
Yes, the VA Education Dept. screwed up. Mistakes happen. They will find a solution. In the meantime, funding for this current year will not be affected.

The state appears to have unexpected sales tax revenues that it could use to make up the aid that localities expected but will not get. In a memorandum last month, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow said the state sales tax was expected to generate an additional $204.6 million this year and $175.3 million in the fiscal year that will begin on July 1. The higher revenues will be partly offset by reductions in the state’s share of school aid, resulting in a projected net gain of $90.5 million in this fiscal year and $77.5 million in the next one. The net gain would more than offset the estimated loss of $58 million for school divisions this year, but not the $143.5 million less in aid next year.

“I don’t think there’s a solution at this point, but I think the right people are working on it,” said Perrigan, who also is an officer at the Virginia Association of School Superintendents and president of the Coalition of Small and Rural Schools in Virginia.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/youngkin-reacts-to-state-error-on-education-aid-as-democrats-attack/article_6cd74138-a198-11ed-be22-3360f3daf882.html

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Anonymous wrote:For all his campaigning on increasing teacher salaries and funding for education specialists, all Youngkin has actually done is cut school funding. Which was utterly predictable but a whole lot of stupid people fell for it anyway.

He never was for education. I still can’t believe anyone bought that. His kids go to an elite private school for heavens sake.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh well. Maybe we don’t have to waste as much money next year on stupid initiatives like the Lewis Academy after all. Aren’t they chartering buses at taxpayer expense to send HS kids down to Alabama for a conference this month?

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The amount of waste *already* within FCPS (vanity projects, “equity” studies) somehow doesn’t bother these people as much as an honest mistake that is being rectified. So typical.

You're deflecting the issue. The governor is supposed to manage accounting properly. It took others to notice the error.
If FCPS had a major accounting error like this you'd be all over it. It's not an honest mistake. It's incompetence.

So far, I'd say that FCPS's incompetence when it comes to managing its IT department, failing to keep student data confidential, keeping schools closed and bungling distance learning, refusing to recognize student achievement, and making a total hash out of things when it comes to facilities and capital spending have had a greater impact (and led to the departure of far more students from FCPS over the past several years) than this accounting error.

Absolutely agree. FCPS has a long and continuously growing list of incompetencies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t find fault with the Youngkin administration for this, you are a partisan hack. Period.

Says the partisan hack.
Yes, the VA Education Dept. screwed up. Mistakes happen. They will find a solution. In the meantime, funding for this current year will not be affected.

The state appears to have unexpected sales tax revenues that it could use to make up the aid that localities expected but will not get. In a memorandum last month, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow said the state sales tax was expected to generate an additional $204.6 million this year and $175.3 million in the fiscal year that will begin on July 1. The higher revenues will be partly offset by reductions in the state’s share of school aid, resulting in a projected net gain of $90.5 million in this fiscal year and $77.5 million in the next one. The net gain would more than offset the estimated loss of $58 million for school divisions this year, but not the $143.5 million less in aid next year.

“I don’t think there’s a solution at this point, but I think the right people are working on it,” said Perrigan, who also is an officer at the Virginia Association of School Superintendents and president of the Coalition of Small and Rural Schools in Virginia.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/youngkin-reacts-to-state-error-on-education-aid-as-democrats-attack/article_6cd74138-a198-11ed-be22-3360f3daf882.html

The article you cited literally says there is a shortfall due to the state’s error that has not been resolved. You are actually trying to argue that Youngkin’s administration did not make a mistake on the education funding piece?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t find fault with the Youngkin administration for this, you are a partisan hack. Period.

Says the partisan hack.
Yes, the VA Education Dept. screwed up. Mistakes happen. They will find a solution. In the meantime, funding for this current year will not be affected.

The state appears to have unexpected sales tax revenues that it could use to make up the aid that localities expected but will not get. In a memorandum last month, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow said the state sales tax was expected to generate an additional $204.6 million this year and $175.3 million in the fiscal year that will begin on July 1. The higher revenues will be partly offset by reductions in the state’s share of school aid, resulting in a projected net gain of $90.5 million in this fiscal year and $77.5 million in the next one. The net gain would more than offset the estimated loss of $58 million for school divisions this year, but not the $143.5 million less in aid next year.

“I don’t think there’s a solution at this point, but I think the right people are working on it,” said Perrigan, who also is an officer at the Virginia Association of School Superintendents and president of the Coalition of Small and Rural Schools in Virginia.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/youngkin-reacts-to-state-error-on-education-aid-as-democrats-attack/article_6cd74138-a198-11ed-be22-3360f3daf882.html

The article you cited literally says there is a shortfall due to the state’s error that has not been resolved. You are actually trying to argue that Youngkin’s administration did not make a mistake on the education funding piece?

Are you able to read? Because the very first thing I said was: "Yes, the VA Education Dept. screwed up." The article then details how this year's shortfall WILL be covered, and the last quote is saying he felt "the right people are working on it". IOW, they will come up with a solution. Maybe take a breath before responding next time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t find fault with the Youngkin administration for this, you are a partisan hack. Period.

Says the partisan hack.
Yes, the VA Education Dept. screwed up. Mistakes happen. They will find a solution. In the meantime, funding for this current year will not be affected.

The state appears to have unexpected sales tax revenues that it could use to make up the aid that localities expected but will not get. In a memorandum last month, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow said the state sales tax was expected to generate an additional $204.6 million this year and $175.3 million in the fiscal year that will begin on July 1. The higher revenues will be partly offset by reductions in the state’s share of school aid, resulting in a projected net gain of $90.5 million in this fiscal year and $77.5 million in the next one. The net gain would more than offset the estimated loss of $58 million for school divisions this year, but not the $143.5 million less in aid next year.

“I don’t think there’s a solution at this point, but I think the right people are working on it,” said Perrigan, who also is an officer at the Virginia Association of School Superintendents and president of the Coalition of Small and Rural Schools in Virginia.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/youngkin-reacts-to-state-error-on-education-aid-as-democrats-attack/article_6cd74138-a198-11ed-be22-3360f3daf882.html

The article you cited literally says there is a shortfall due to the state’s error that has not been resolved. You are actually trying to argue that Youngkin’s administration did not make a mistake on the education funding piece?

DP here.

The Youngkin groupie doesn’t have a lot of cognitive ability or they would have actually read the article that basically said Youngkin messed up. Remember: this is Youngkin board of education. He put these people into these positions.

If he swapped them out, sure… but he basically hired people who don’t know how to balance a checkbook or check numbers.

Heck- I would be surprised if they knew how to do third grade math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t find fault with the Youngkin administration for this, you are a partisan hack. Period.

Says the partisan hack.
Yes, the VA Education Dept. screwed up. Mistakes happen. They will find a solution. In the meantime, funding for this current year will not be affected.

The state appears to have unexpected sales tax revenues that it could use to make up the aid that localities expected but will not get. In a memorandum last month, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow said the state sales tax was expected to generate an additional $204.6 million this year and $175.3 million in the fiscal year that will begin on July 1. The higher revenues will be partly offset by reductions in the state’s share of school aid, resulting in a projected net gain of $90.5 million in this fiscal year and $77.5 million in the next one. The net gain would more than offset the estimated loss of $58 million for school divisions this year, but not the $143.5 million less in aid next year.

“I don’t think there’s a solution at this point, but I think the right people are working on it,” said Perrigan, who also is an officer at the Virginia Association of School Superintendents and president of the Coalition of Small and Rural Schools in Virginia.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/youngkin-reacts-to-state-error-on-education-aid-as-democrats-attack/article_6cd74138-a198-11ed-be22-3360f3daf882.html

The article you cited literally says there is a shortfall due to the state’s error that has not been resolved. You are actually trying to argue that Youngkin’s administration did not make a mistake on the education funding piece?

Are you able to read? Because the very first thing I said was: "Yes, the VA Education Dept. screwed up." The article then details how this year's shortfall WILL be covered, and the last quote is saying he felt "the right people are working on it". IOW, they will come up with a solution. Maybe take a breath before responding next time?

DP here. Read it. That’s just fluff talk.

Let’s see how many rural counties lay off teachers next year. And sure- this year is done. As in this school year.

See how it works?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t find fault with the Youngkin administration for this, you are a partisan hack. Period.

Says the partisan hack.
Yes, the VA Education Dept. screwed up. Mistakes happen. They will find a solution. In the meantime, funding for this current year will not be affected.

The state appears to have unexpected sales tax revenues that it could use to make up the aid that localities expected but will not get. In a memorandum last month, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow said the state sales tax was expected to generate an additional $204.6 million this year and $175.3 million in the fiscal year that will begin on July 1. The higher revenues will be partly offset by reductions in the state’s share of school aid, resulting in a projected net gain of $90.5 million in this fiscal year and $77.5 million in the next one. The net gain would more than offset the estimated loss of $58 million for school divisions this year, but not the $143.5 million less in aid next year.

“I don’t think there’s a solution at this point, but I think the right people are working on it,” said Perrigan, who also is an officer at the Virginia Association of School Superintendents and president of the Coalition of Small and Rural Schools in Virginia.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/youngkin-reacts-to-state-error-on-education-aid-as-democrats-attack/article_6cd74138-a198-11ed-be22-3360f3daf882.html

The article you cited literally says there is a shortfall due to the state’s error that has not been resolved. You are actually trying to argue that Youngkin’s administration did not make a mistake on the education funding piece?

DP here.

The Youngkin groupie doesn’t have a lot of cognitive ability or they would have actually read the article that basically said Youngkin messed up. Remember: this is Youngkin board of education. He put these people into these positions.

If he swapped them out, sure… but he basically hired people who don’t know how to balance a checkbook or check numbers.

Heck- I would be surprised if they knew how to do third grade math.

Oh, this is so sad. Another Youngkin-hater who is unable to read. ONCE AGAIN: I stated at the very beginning of my post that the VA Education Dept. screwed up. What about that do you not comprehend? Talk about a lack of cognitive ability...

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS has over 2 billion dollar budget.

They planned to spend millions this yewr making fancy bathrooms in the football stadiums and replacing all the turf fields.

I think those were wasteful expenses and a great place to cut to make up the difference.

Those stadium facilities and turf fields bring money into FCPS.

Try using the port-a-potties in the dark at a Robinson football game and you might change your mind.

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Anonymous wrote:Here is Panorama’s data collection policy.

PP is a frothing, paranoid loon who needs to stop absorbing right-wing disinformation.

https://www.panoramaed.com/privacy/client-information-policy

Also I believe these surveys are mandated by law.

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If not this company, then either a different company or Gatehouse would have to write and manage the survey themselves.

And hire more staff, which would increase the “bloat” at Gatehouse.