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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you for this, OP.  For those of us new to this issue, can you summarize what the issue is? What is the proposed new control of DCPS, if not mayoral?

Whatever it is, I'm sure it would simply add multiple new layers of administrative bureaucracy to DCPS.  That alone is reason to object to any change, IMO.[/quote]

This Washington Post Op-Ed is a good summary:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/undermining-mayoral-control-of-dc-schools-wont-make-things-better-for-students/2021/03/07/0fcb87d4-7bbf-11eb-b3d1-9e5aa3d5220c_story.html

I'm not totally sure if these are exactly the same bills being discussed on the 26th but I'm looking into it. The basic changes are the same - take OSSE away from the Mayor and put it under an elected school board, which could include WTU members, or otherwise give the Mayor less authority over OSSE.

An elected school board would add considerable chaos to administering DCPS. Whether you agree or not with everything the Mayor does, it's very hard to see why this one function (public schools) needs a very politically and administratively complex governance structure compared to say, the regulation of sanitation or traffic.  [/quote]

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