Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 14:41     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Dfer is the group that conducted the poll that was shared illegally and privately with Goulet. It included questions about which messages test best.

If they shared those results with him -- and he admits other results were shared -- they likely had a giant impact on this race.

Goulet is dirty and if he wins a large part of it is because of illegal campaing contributions.


Do you have
1) any description of what you're talking about regarding an illegal poll? Why is taking a poll illegal?
2) an evidence regarding your accusations about illegal contributions?


DP: https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/558653/eric-goulet-says-hes-seen-a-poll-in-the-ward-3-race-hes-telling-shifting-stories-about-how-he-got-it/

While it hasn't been confirmed, Goulet has allegedly received polling data from DFER, which could be considered a campaign contribution. Since it was not disclosed, it would be considered illegal.

I have no dog in this particular Goulet fight btw (although I do despise DFER), just answering the question above
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 14:34     Subject: Re:Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Charter schools are a complicated issue that creates some strange bedfellows with varied motivations and goals. Public education generally is an area where the truth does not fit neatly into any partisan boxes. Sometimes issues get turned into political wedges by people who want to use them to fan the flames of whatever partisan or culture war is afoot but whatever is actually at stake gets left in the dust. See Common Core as a recent example.


You have to distinguish between Charter schools as incubators where teachers can work more freely and adaptively versus Charter schools as cash cows for the vultures.


..."vultures"?

Lol.

Ok. Keep selling that rational perspective.


I'll stand by it. Look at the number of people who have been caught self-sealing, even when they were purportedly non-profits. Google Kent Amos / DC Charter scandal - he's a real peach. And a lot of places don't have the protections that DC does.


Any evidence of any of this? I'm apparently only allowed to google scandals from certain people/groups.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 14:28     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:Dfer is the group that conducted the poll that was shared illegally and privately with Goulet. It included questions about which messages test best.

If they shared those results with him -- and he admits other results were shared -- they likely had a giant impact on this race.

Goulet is dirty and if he wins a large part of it is because of illegal campaing contributions.


Do you have
1) any description of what you're talking about regarding an illegal poll? Why is taking a poll illegal?
2) an evidence regarding your accusations about illegal contributions?
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 14:06     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
These are not our only two options. However we do need teachers to be part of education, while we don't need hedge fund managers.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 14:06     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Dfer is the group that conducted the poll that was shared illegally and privately with Goulet. It included questions about which messages test best.

If they shared those results with him -- and he admits other results were shared -- they likely had a giant impact on this race.

Goulet is dirty and if he wins a large part of it is because of illegal campaing contributions.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 13:46     Subject: Re:Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Charter schools are a complicated issue that creates some strange bedfellows with varied motivations and goals. Public education generally is an area where the truth does not fit neatly into any partisan boxes. Sometimes issues get turned into political wedges by people who want to use them to fan the flames of whatever partisan or culture war is afoot but whatever is actually at stake gets left in the dust. See Common Core as a recent example.


You have to distinguish between Charter schools as incubators where teachers can work more freely and adaptively versus Charter schools as cash cows for the vultures.


..."vultures"?

Lol.

Ok. Keep selling that rational perspective.


I'll stand by it. Look at the number of people who have been caught self-sealing, even when they were purportedly non-profits. Google Kent Amos / DC Charter scandal - he's a real peach. And a lot of places don't have the protections that DC does.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 13:41     Subject: Re:Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Charter schools are a complicated issue that creates some strange bedfellows with varied motivations and goals. Public education generally is an area where the truth does not fit neatly into any partisan boxes. Sometimes issues get turned into political wedges by people who want to use them to fan the flames of whatever partisan or culture war is afoot but whatever is actually at stake gets left in the dust. See Common Core as a recent example.


You have to distinguish between Charter schools as incubators where teachers can work more freely and adaptively versus Charter schools as cash cows for the vultures.


..."vultures"?

Lol.

Ok. Keep selling that rational perspective.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 13:39     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Article in today's Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/07/dc-school-board-election-contributions/

Funding for DFER and DFER-DC: https://dferdinos.com/

Why would any DC resident want to support a candidate who openly accepted the support of a right wing organization?


It was pretty eye opening to learn who they were and what they were about. I remember their attack mailers against Janeese Lewis George / boating Brandon Todd. They are either stupid or malicious, and I lean heavily towards thinking they are malicious.


Eh I'm not seeing what's so "right wing" about this group. Centrist D, maybe.

Seems like they just don't like the WTU, and can't say I blame them after last year.


I'm reading their website and I guess the "right wing" stuff is public school choice (public charters) and teacher accountability (namely in service to reduce inequality). Certainly they support funding for public education.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 13:35     Subject: Re:Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:Charter schools are a complicated issue that creates some strange bedfellows with varied motivations and goals. Public education generally is an area where the truth does not fit neatly into any partisan boxes. Sometimes issues get turned into political wedges by people who want to use them to fan the flames of whatever partisan or culture war is afoot but whatever is actually at stake gets left in the dust. See Common Core as a recent example.


You have to distinguish between Charter schools as incubators where teachers can work more freely and adaptively versus Charter schools as cash cows for the vultures.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 13:33     Subject: Re:Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Charter schools are a complicated issue that creates some strange bedfellows with varied motivations and goals. Public education generally is an area where the truth does not fit neatly into any partisan boxes. Sometimes issues get turned into political wedges by people who want to use them to fan the flames of whatever partisan or culture war is afoot but whatever is actually at stake gets left in the dust. See Common Core as a recent example.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 13:31     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Article in today's Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/07/dc-school-board-election-contributions/

Funding for DFER and DFER-DC: https://dferdinos.com/

Why would any DC resident want to support a candidate who openly accepted the support of a right wing organization?


It was pretty eye opening to learn who they were and what they were about. I remember their attack mailers against Janeese Lewis George / boating Brandon Todd. They are either stupid or malicious, and I lean heavily towards thinking they are malicious.


Eh I'm not seeing what's so "right wing" about this group. Centrist D, maybe.

Seems like they just don't like the WTU, and can't say I blame them after last year.


There's some serious bleed-over to the right wing education advocates who want to dismantle public schools in favor of vouchers to private religious schools. dFER just cares that the $$ are flowing to their backers.

Look at some of the interactions between the "centrist Democrats" andBetsy Devos and co. during the Trump years.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 13:25     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Article in today's Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/07/dc-school-board-election-contributions/

Funding for DFER and DFER-DC: https://dferdinos.com/

Why would any DC resident want to support a candidate who openly accepted the support of a right wing organization?


It was pretty eye opening to learn who they were and what they were about. I remember their attack mailers against Janeese Lewis George / boating Brandon Todd. They are either stupid or malicious, and I lean heavily towards thinking they are malicious.


Eh I'm not seeing what's so "right wing" about this group. Centrist D, maybe.

Seems like they just don't like the WTU, and can't say I blame them after last year.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 13:21     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:

Article in today's Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/07/dc-school-board-election-contributions/

Funding for DFER and DFER-DC: https://dferdinos.com/

Why would any DC resident want to support a candidate who openly accepted the support of a right wing organization?


It was pretty eye opening to learn who they were and what they were about. I remember their attack mailers against Janeese Lewis George / boating Brandon Todd. They are either stupid or malicious, and I lean heavily towards thinking they are malicious.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 13:09     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:

Article in today's Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/07/dc-school-board-election-contributions/

Funding for DFER and DFER-DC: https://dferdinos.com/

Why would any DC resident want to support a candidate who openly accepted the support of a right wing organization?


Just to annoy you.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2022 12:36     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)


Article in today's Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/07/dc-school-board-election-contributions/

Funding for DFER and DFER-DC: https://dferdinos.com/

Why would any DC resident want to support a candidate who openly accepted the support of a right wing organization?