Anonymous
Post 06/09/2022 11:08     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Paul Kihn is a hack who “learnt” education at McKinsey (that of opioid fame). Not qualified and never went to DCPS. Fish stinks from the head.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2022 10:55     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am supporting Frumin. He has a more nuanced approach to the education issue that makes a lot of sense to me. But he is also better on issues like transportation and affordable housing than the others.


This is why I'm supporting Finley - better than Frumin on housing and transportation and toe-to-toe with him on education. He's also closer to my age than Cheh's age and I think it's time for a changing of the guard.


I’m a parent at John Eaton, which is located in the ANC that Beau Finley currently chairs. I can say with rather high confidence that Beau Finley couldn’t find Eaton if he had a map. He never expressed interest in education issues until he began his long shot campaign for the Council.


BS. He and Dubois were the only commissioners pushing for a larger renovation to Eaton years ago so that it wouldn't be at capacity so soon. Historic preservationists won out, though, saying any further renovation would be unsightly.


Total disinformatsiya. First, it was the ANC commissioner for the school, Nancy Macwood, who pushed this hard, joining the LSRT planning committees and personally doing the hard work with parents through appropriation. scoping, architect selection, parking arrangements for staff, construction, and lunch list. Just ask former principal Jacqueline Gartrell, who managed the school through the whole process. And speaking of her, Finley and another commissioner aggressively pushed back on her request for just a few more days to comment on traffic diversion to 34th Street and student safety during the ANC’s consideration of reconfiguring Connecticut Avenue. It was shocking, but Principal Gartrell “schooled” them both, no doubt given her career experience dealing with rude juvenile brats. Historic preservation is a total red herring, as DCPS got mayor’s agent approval in a consensual process to remove a less historic wing and build the capacity that DCPS needed on this small site.


Interesting approach you have. Are you meaning to push people toward Finley because your attitude is doing exactly that with this voter.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2022 10:32     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am supporting Frumin. He has a more nuanced approach to the education issue that makes a lot of sense to me. But he is also better on issues like transportation and affordable housing than the others.


This is why I'm supporting Finley - better than Frumin on housing and transportation and toe-to-toe with him on education. He's also closer to my age than Cheh's age and I think it's time for a changing of the guard.


I’m a parent at John Eaton, which is located in the ANC that Beau Finley currently chairs. I can say with rather high confidence that Beau Finley couldn’t find Eaton if he had a map. He never expressed interest in education issues until he began his long shot campaign for the Council.


BS. He and Dubois were the only commissioners pushing for a larger renovation to Eaton years ago so that it wouldn't be at capacity so soon. Historic preservationists won out, though, saying any further renovation would be unsightly.


Total disinformatsiya. First, it was the ANC commissioner for the school, Nancy Macwood, who pushed this hard, joining the LSRT planning committees and personally doing the hard work with parents through appropriation. scoping, architect selection, parking arrangements for staff, construction, and lunch list. Just ask former principal Jacqueline Gartrell, who managed the school through the whole process. And speaking of her, Finley and another commissioner aggressively pushed back on her request for just a few more days to comment on traffic diversion to 34th Street and student safety during the ANC’s consideration of reconfiguring Connecticut Avenue. It was shocking, but Principal Gartrell “schooled” them both, no doubt given her career experience dealing with rude juvenile brats. Historic preservation is a total red herring, as DCPS got mayor’s agent approval in a consensual process to remove a less historic wing and build the capacity that DCPS needed on this small site.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2022 09:10     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:Here's the last thing I'll post for you. If you're not just trolling, there's plenty of information for you to find

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/how-walton-foundation-spent-157-million-on-ed-reform-in-dc-and-other-places/2011/06/28/AGhLy0pH_blog.html


DP. How is this related to DFER? There's no mention of DFER in the article.

Waltons apparently gave money to such right-wing entities as Harvard and Brookings.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2022 08:27     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Here's a simply place to start.
Read this: https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/304500/a-national-procharter-school-group-is-flooding-dc-mailboxes-with-campaign-flyers-this-cycle/

It states, "In 2018, Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, gave DFER-DC $190,000"

Then this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/07/dc-school-board-election-contributions/

It states, "The local chapter gets significant cash from big donors across the country, including in 2016 nearly $300,000 from Alice Walton, a daughter of the founder of Walmart and a backer of charter schools."

Then you can look at these and see that all of their money from comes from their (c)4 "Dark Money" organization: https://efiling.ocf.dc.gov/FinancialReports/EntireReport/29516/IECNOF150001_2020%20December%2010th%20Report_%20Original and https://efiling.ocf.dc.gov/FinancialReports/EntireReport/17212/IECNOF150001_2018%20December%2010th%20Report_%20Original

There. That should be laid out enough for you to realize that ... what were we talking about again ... oh yeah, that Goulet is unfit for office and is getting illegal help.





To be fair, it isn't illegal, just unethical, particularly for a "fair election campaign" candidate whose DC donations are being subsidized by DC taxpayers. I am not sure how that loophole can be closed, but it should be.


Receipt of an in-kind contribution exceeding the legal limit; failure to report such contribution; coordination. These are illegal, not just unethical.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2022 08:08     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
A lot of DC's education issues are outside of the schools. A lot of DC's lowest-performing students come from homes that don't even know what "normal" is from the perspective of DCUM posters. They grow up in homes with multigenerational poverty and dysfunction, they lack meaningful or realistic role models, they lack stability and support at home. Part of me thinks robust after school and summer school programs that can teach them what's lacking and teach the needed life skills that DCUM posters take for granted are what are needed most.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2022 06:38     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am supporting Frumin. He has a more nuanced approach to the education issue that makes a lot of sense to me. But he is also better on issues like transportation and affordable housing than the others.


This is why I'm supporting Finley - better than Frumin on housing and transportation and toe-to-toe with him on education. He's also closer to my age than Cheh's age and I think it's time for a changing of the guard.


I’m a parent at John Eaton, which is located in the ANC that Beau Finley currently chairs. I can say with rather high confidence that Beau Finley couldn’t find Eaton if he had a map. He never expressed interest in education issues until he began his long shot campaign for the Council.


BS. He and Dubois were the only commissioners pushing for a larger renovation to Eaton years ago so that it wouldn't be at capacity so soon. Historic preservationists won out, though, saying any further renovation would be unsightly.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2022 06:14     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:Here's a simply place to start.
Read this: https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/304500/a-national-procharter-school-group-is-flooding-dc-mailboxes-with-campaign-flyers-this-cycle/

It states, "In 2018, Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, gave DFER-DC $190,000"

Then this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/07/dc-school-board-election-contributions/

It states, "The local chapter gets significant cash from big donors across the country, including in 2016 nearly $300,000 from Alice Walton, a daughter of the founder of Walmart and a backer of charter schools."

Then you can look at these and see that all of their money from comes from their (c)4 "Dark Money" organization: https://efiling.ocf.dc.gov/FinancialReports/EntireReport/29516/IECNOF150001_2020%20December%2010th%20Report_%20Original and https://efiling.ocf.dc.gov/FinancialReports/EntireReport/17212/IECNOF150001_2018%20December%2010th%20Report_%20Original

There. That should be laid out enough for you to realize that ... what were we talking about again ... oh yeah, that Goulet is unfit for office and is getting illegal help.



To be fair, it isn't illegal, just unethical, particularly for a "fair election campaign" candidate whose DC donations are being subsidized by DC taxpayers. I am not sure how that loophole can be closed, but it should be.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2022 02:02     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?


Just to annoy you.


Oh, so you’re a child. Got it.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2022 00:36     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Here's a simply place to start.
Read this: https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/304500/a-national-procharter-school-group-is-flooding-dc-mailboxes-with-campaign-flyers-this-cycle/

It states, "In 2018, Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, gave DFER-DC $190,000"

Then this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/07/dc-school-board-election-contributions/

It states, "The local chapter gets significant cash from big donors across the country, including in 2016 nearly $300,000 from Alice Walton, a daughter of the founder of Walmart and a backer of charter schools."

Then you can look at these and see that all of their money from comes from their (c)4 "Dark Money" organization: https://efiling.ocf.dc.gov/FinancialReports/EntireReport/29516/IECNOF150001_2020%20December%2010th%20Report_%20Original and https://efiling.ocf.dc.gov/FinancialReports/EntireReport/17212/IECNOF150001_2018%20December%2010th%20Report_%20Original

There. That should be laid out enough for you to realize that ... what were we talking about again ... oh yeah, that Goulet is unfit for office and is getting illegal help.

Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 22:49     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am supporting Frumin. He has a more nuanced approach to the education issue that makes a lot of sense to me. But he is also better on issues like transportation and affordable housing than the others.


This is why I'm supporting Finley - better than Frumin on housing and transportation and toe-to-toe with him on education. He's also closer to my age than Cheh's age and I think it's time for a changing of the guard.


I’m a parent at John Eaton, which is located in the ANC that Beau Finley currently chairs. I can say with rather high confidence that Beau Finley couldn’t find Eaton if he had a map. He never expressed interest in education issues until he began his long shot campaign for the Council.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 21:55     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Here's the last thing I'll post for you. If you're not just trolling, there's plenty of information for you to find

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/how-walton-foundation-spent-157-million-on-ed-reform-in-dc-and-other-places/2011/06/28/AGhLy0pH_blog.html
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 21:39     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Becasue it seems bad if Waltons is controlling education policy in DC. I don't want that for my kids.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 21:35     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
Anonymous wrote:If you read the article you can find the other involved entities. ERN/ERNA


Thank you. Can you tell me how Waltons gives money from ERN to domacrats for education reform? I don't understand. Did they give a lot of money?
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2022 21:33     Subject: Democrats for Education Reform (Bowser, Goulet etc)
That's Lisa MacFarlane, the principal of Exeter, who is hugely notable on her own as a provost. And a 10,000 award is supposed to mean something for DC politics?