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[quote=Anonymous]Front runners For BOE at large based on money raised and what I see in articles and media are: Stephen Austin, Jay Guan, and Sunil Dasgupta.

Austin has pushed back on the change in the Board’s redistricting policy.  He has asked a lot of questions as many people allege that the redistricting analysis has not been transparent.  He’s looked at the data and it does not seem like in MCPS high FARMS rate kids do better in lower poverty schools and he wants to do a system audit and get resources to where they are needed most.  He’s a parent and finance guy.  He has a grassroots campaign.  He elevates the public voice.  He’s a parent of students in the system.

Dasgupta is a Professor of political science and maybe the department director at Universities of Shady Grove.  He’s participated in trauma informed practices.  He promotes regular boundary changes as a central part to closing achievement gaps and proposes an independent binding commission.  He wants to stop taking capital funds and with the interest from not taking that debt put it into operations.  
He has kids in MCPS and part of County Council OT PTAs.

Guan: I don’t know much about him other than he is for STEM and career ready education.  He will push back on boundary changes.  He has some experience with volunteering within the school system and groups for improving education.  He’s a parent.

Harris: Lynn for Students is her motto.  She listens very closely to students.  She stood beside students advocating that MCPS is de facto segregated.  She lead the Montgomery Council of PTAs as President.  She’s a teacher and also a nurse and lawyer by training.  She wants the county to utilize the public transportation more to get students to schools throughout the county.

There are 9 other candidates too!

For District 4 there are 3 candidates listed but Reynolds is no longer going for the seat.  The apple ballot did not endorse a candidate in this race.

Solomon — Usually picked by Austin supporters and in line with Guan

Evans — incumbent usually picked by Dasgupta or Harris supporters.

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