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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Austin is for fiscal accountability and community voice in decision making.  He wants excellent education for all. [/b] This is possible still being fiscally responsible by more closely finding how money is spent and data informed outcomes. He will listen to the voices of communities of parents, teachers, and students. [/quote]

Everyone says that they're for those things.

Meanwhile he's done a pretty lousy job, so far, of listening to the voices of parents, teachers, and students who disagree with him. He never volunteered for anything MCPS-related before running for a seat on the BoE. And if he were successful in opposing boundary changes, then either kids would unnecessarily remain in overcrowded schools, or MCPS would unnecessarily spend hundreds of millions of dollars unnecessarily building new schools.[/quote]

Austin is the only candidate calling for an independent auditor for MCPS. With a $2.8bln budget, I"m surprised they don't already have an independent auditor (FCPS does), but indeed that's the case. Makes you wonder why the union-supported candidates aren't making the call for financial accountability? What's so bad about that?
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DP.. nothing wrong with financial accountability.  Has anyone stated that we don't need an IG?

But how does Austin propose to alleviate overcrowding without increasing our taxes?[/quote]

Where's the IG then? This is not a new concept. The BOE is full of MCEA union-supported candidates, and none of them have called for one.... Wonder why?[/quote]
I'm assuming not everyone places a high importance on having an IG, but I have not heard that they are totally against an IG.

You still haven't answered the question.. how does Austin plan on addressing over crowding issues in our schools?[/quote]

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