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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not the selected individual the benefit of the doubt first?[/quote]

*why not GIVE the selected indivudual*

Sorry for typo![/quote]

Unlike Antwan Wilson, Kihn is [b]not [/b]a DC outsider. He lives in G'town and his wife ran for Ward 2 council a while back. He probably has lots of connections with DC education reform world. I'm sure he's aware of the optics problem of kids at WIS versus a DCPS like Hyde-Addison. Remember when Adrian Fenty promised as candidate to pull his twins out of private to go to DCPS? Apparently he hadn't cleared it with his wife at the time. Of course there was a very convenient transfer to Lafayette from West outside the lottery.

Anyway, Kihn's ideas and experience sound more relevant to DC circa 2008, not 2018. We're way past the massive school closure and charter opening phase. Neighborhood schools have been specializing for years with bilingual programs, arts integration, STEM focus, International Baccalaureate, PTA-funded teachers, hearing-impaired programs, Autism classrooms, etc. etc. etc. We even have single-gender public schools. More "specialization" will not generate more equity. So long as the lottery circus drives so many education decisions, we'll still have a split system between those who can afford private schools AND live in best DCPS neighborhood and those who don't.

As an independent consultant, Kihn has nothing to lose for stepping into DME role post-scandals. Any action can be spun into a turnaround or improvement. He can always go back to consulting.

At least Bowser doesn't have to go into the election with both DME and chancellor slots empty. Whatever blowback, if any, from Kihn having kids in private is easily offset by his contacts and resume.

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