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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The big story of this election is how a group of Langley parents from the Forestville ES part of Great Falls got so agitated over a rumor that they might get moved back to Herndon some day (never mind that Langley is under capacity and Herndon is full) that they started a well-funded group to try and replace the Democrats on the School Board with a bunch of right-wing Republicans more to their liking.

When they realized that people elsewhere wouldn’t care much about something that might only affect the Langley boundaries in 2032, they changed their name from “One Great Falls” to “Voices of Fairfax,” started pretending to care about the overcrowding at McLean, and struck an alliance with people like Elizabeth Schultz.

Then they found a weak candidate in Dranesville who only moved to the DC area after Trump’s election (Anastasia Karloutsos) and continued to spread misinformation about the School Board’s plans, in particular by suggesting that even considering SES factors when adjusting boundaries is tantamount to a county-wide redistricting to bus kids at every level back and forth across the county.  The lies were so egregious that Superintendent Scott Brabrand, who has every incentive to stay out of their politics, felt compelled to issue a statement and video to debunk their claims.

Fortunately, there is a good choice in Dranesville:  Elaine Tholen.  She’s a long-time county resident and educator, with a strong commitment to forward-looking thinking. She lives in Great Falls, so it’s not like she’s going to throw Langley overboard, but her election should help put the non-productive rumor-mongering of groups like VOF to a halt.

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Every time I see her I  can't help but think she'd rather be planning solar panels, cataloging trees and taking samples from local streams. [/quote]

Every time I see Mobasheri I can't help but think he'd rather be shorting a bond.  And every time I hear Karloutsos I think she's auditioning for a revival of Grease. [/quote]

LOL!!!! I love this quote! As a matter of fact, I enjoy shoring bonds, I have done it for a living for decades now. I also like buying them too and stocks. I have been teaching investments and economics for 17 years now at Fairfield University, Seton Hall Univ, Kean, Pace, CUNY, and most recently at the Univ of Richmond. But more important than bonds, are what I have learned from the 2000+ students I have had and their K-12 experiences which I hope to bring to the FCSB. I have opened another thread to discuss policy, perspective, and ideas if you are interested. [/quote]

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