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[quote=Anonymous]Watched the debate and here is my take away: The difference between Valentine and Perry for me is how seriously those adjacent to the SBOE will take them. Valentine will be a squeaky wheel, talking about all the things schools are doing wrong and what should be done to fix them. However, SBOE has almost no authority to do anything he talks about in his policy statements or during the debate. We have seen plenty of candidates and members like this- big promises and no action when they get the seat.

Perry, however, acknowledges these limits and said in the debate that he would focus on the structural issues that keep SBOE from solving the issues. He backs that up with real policy and political experience.

Right now, no one really has to listen to what an SBOE member says, they don’t drive real change because their power is super limited (by design). Until that changes it doesn’t much matter what platform a candidate runs. That Perry can see that and calls it out tells me he is the sharper candidate between the two. [/quote]

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