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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would Youngkin pick Aimee Guidera to be Virginia's next Secretary of Education?  Her political party record seems mixed. While she has donated to Republicans in the past, in terms of federal education policy, she was a strong champion for President Obama's educaiton agenda during his Administration.  In fact, the education organization she founded (DQC) was on the oppositive side of almost every federal Republican position during the reauthorizaiton of the No Child Left Behind Act that became the Every Student Succeeds Act. Her organization (DQC) was primarily staffed by Democrats.

Ms. Guidera now clams she is parent centered.  However, both personally and through the organization she founded (DQC), she strongly opposed parents being able to opt out of testing and data collection activities.   For instance -  https://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2021/12/22/student-data-collector-aimee-guidera-to-be-next-va-education-secretary/

Given her mixed political party record, why would Youngkin pick Ms. Guidera and why would Ms. Guidera want to work on educaiton issues for a Republican like Youngkin when her background suggests strong alignment with the federal education agenda of Democrats such as former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan?[/quote]

I'm sorry that she doesn't fit into your neat little hyperpartisan box.  I happen to think that is a good thing.  [/quote]

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