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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My #1 issues is schools and I’ve been happy with Youngkin (especially getting rid of cell phones). I’ve looked into Spanberger’s plan regarding schools and am not happy. Our schools are terrible. I want school choice, more magnets and she is only interested in resource teachers. I’m at a title 1 school and there are already 2-3 resource teachers per classroom, yet every year scores drop. There is such intense focus on underperforming kids that no one else is learning grade level material. Instead of politicians saying they’re for schools- what about teachers and parents? [/quote]

I dispute your premise. Virginia’s schools are some of the best in the country. Or at least they were until the current administration took over. School “choice” and magnets only dilute this quality and divert much needed funding from our high-performing schools.

The focus on underperforming kids is appropriate. It is not at all accurate to say that “no one else is learning grade-level material.” In fact, that so patently false I accuse you of being a lying liar who lies. [/quote]

Virginia schools went downhill when Northam and McAuliffe were in office. Youngkin greatly improved them. School choice does not dilute quality or divert funds; rather, it creates competition and encourages public schools to improve. It also provides opportunities for students whose needs aren’t being met in public schools to attend schools that are a better fit.[/quote]

Competition? WTF? Education isn’t a free market commodity.

If you defund public schools, they will suffer. 
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