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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best thing you can say about Omar is:

- He's nice and congenial
- He's heavily focused on the Hispanic community and works closely with Diego Uriburu of the Black and Brown Coalition
- He has two daughters in the system

What concerns me about him:
- I think he has too many friends on the board and County Council and  therefore, he won't be aggressive about holding the system accountable
- The MCEA endorsement means he's already got his hands tied when it comes to being a change agent, because the teachers' union isn't gonna like him if he rocks the boat too much
- His campaign has been very lowkey and under the radar. If he gets it, it'll likely be because he got the Apple ballot endorsement and not because he won the hearts and minds of the majority in Montgomery County[/quote]

I'm not a fan of Uriburu - this guy formed the Black and Brown Coalition to be able to make political statements, while his paycheck at Identity Youth comes entirely from school-based programming in MCPS. It's nice work if you can get it, right? MCPS is laying off PCCs , PPWs, and licensed social workers. Meanwhile, Uriburu's organization Identify has plenty of work. For example, it is operating wellness centers at several MCPS high schools, staffed by 23-24 year olds who essentially provide peer counseling to students. I am sure there is some value to that, but where is the independent evaluation of all the Identity school programs that shows evidence-based outcomes? So, if that is what Omar is about, I can't support him.[/quote]

And Wylea Chase was a Director of the Black and Brown Coalition.  She supports the regional program mess, dismantling magnet programs, and removing SRO's.  There are no good options in this race.  Maybe Diaz will at least waste some of the BOE's time and slow down MCPS's race to the bottom!  Doing nothing would be better than dismantling and destroying what's left of our schools.  I'd happily pay her the $25k myself to do that![/quote]

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