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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Also, lots of charter school fans voted for Gray as a protest against [b]Fenty's insufficient deference to the charter agenda[/b].[/quote]

Alternatively stated as Fenty's failure to follow the law.
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Ah, right.  The most high-profile example of which (the parks contract issue) was debunked by a recent investigation.[/quote]

The parks contract didn't have anything to do with charter schools. You said that lots of charter school fans voted for Gray as a protest against "Fenty's insufficient deference to the charter agenda." That makes it sound as if the charter school fans had a long list of demands which may or may not have been reasonable. In fact, many charter schools are lodged in inadequate facilities while former DC schools sit empty. The law states that charter schools have the right of first refusal to those facilities. Fenty did not follow that law. Sadly, in one more example of Gray not living up to his billing, it's not clear that he is going to do any better in this regard. One well-known DC charter which is looking for new facilities was only offered a single former DCPS school. A lot more than that are available. But, apparently the best of the bunch will eventually wind up in the hands of developers.
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