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[quote=Anonymous]I indirectly know the creator as our kids went to the same school.  This is in N Arlington, but I don't know where most AEM members or posters are from.

My understanding is that the creator did a lot of advocacy with APS on instructional issues.  I think she was active in CCPTA.  I know at one point she was fairly close with Nancy Van Doren- hosted fundraisers, etc.

At some point she started AEM- I think the intent was to provide a hub for people doing this type of advocacy work at different schools, to compare experiences and collaborate on common issues which may exist across different schools.  I am guessing that is why someone would list her as an endorser on a campaign, as kind of a "community activist".  At one point I thought she was going to run for SB.

Obviously it devolved over time.  It's a shame, I think the creator had good intentions and it was a beneficial resource for a time, but I left in the past year when it became clear that the same 10 people were just posting and commenting on everything.  As someone else said, it's not even that I disagree with them, the tone and sniping just negated any helpfulness the group ever had.[/quote]

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