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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is an accomplished woman who would have been an asset to VA's BOE.  Idiot Democrats blocked her nomination.

Mr. Youngkin’s nominee is Suparna Dutta, an India-born woman who co-founded the parents group at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. That group accused the high school of abandoning its merit-based admissions standards to reduce the number of Asian-Americans admitted. Ms. Dutta is an engineer and advocate for STEM education. Democrats say she is unqualified to serve on the board because she has no background in education.

[b]What they mean is she dissents from progressive orthodoxy.[/b] The vote to kill her nomination came a week after a heated dispute with board member Anne Holton, Sen. Tim Kaine’s wife. Among Ms. Dutta’s “controversial” remarks was her criticism of socialism and defending the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Never mind that Ms. Dutta lived under socialism in India.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/virginia-senate-state-board-of-education-nominee-suparna-dutta-glenn-youngkin-26377d21?mod=opinion_lead_pos3[/quote]

OK, does she have a background in education though?  They don't "mean" that they are rejecting her because her views don't align.[/quote]
She is well educated so she certainly has a ”background in education” and isn’t any less qualified than any county public school board member. 
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Being well educated is NOT the same as having a background in education.  :shock: [/quote]
What were Dan Gecker’s “background in education” before joining the Board?[/quote]

EXACTLY.  I've copied his "credentials" because this crew is too lazy/incompetent to look it up on their own.  Tell us, Dems - what is his "background in education"?  And he's the *President,* appointed by both McAuliffe and Northam.  Too funny.

Daniel A. Gecker was appointed to the Board of Education by Governor Terry McAuliffe and reappointed to a four year term by Governor Ralph Northam. Mr. Gecker was elected by the Board to serve as its president in July 2017 and reelected in July 2019 and July 2021.

Mr. Gecker is a partner in Urban Development Associates LLC, specializing in historical rehabilitation and urban revitalization. He was a member of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors from 2008 to 2014, serving as chairman in 2010 and 2012. Mr. Gecker has dedicated many years to community involvement through organizations including the Orchard House School Board, the Greater Richmond Partnership Board, and Bridging RVA.

Mr. Gecker is a graduate of Princeton University, where he received his degree in economics, the University of Southern California, where he received his masters of public administration, and William and Mary’s School of Law. He resides in Chesterfield County, where he and his wife raised four daughters.[/quote]

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