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Anonymous wrote:Parents and kids will always be the pawns in the political battles waged over public schools. The Democrats will bend over backwards to do the bidding of public school employees and the Republicans will wage holy war to demonize them. It’s all about which tactic will get the most votes; kids and families are just collateral damage.

Nope.

Democrats were managing risk with limited resources during a deadly pandemic, not trying to “get the most votes”.

The damage the Democrats did to kids’ educations due to a low-risk strategy intended to demonstrate their fidelity to the wishes of teachers’ organizations won’t soon be forgotten, no matter how much Randi Weingarten and her cronies invite us to engage in collective amnesia.

How was it Democrats’ fault what happened during the pandemic? Which Democrats specifically made the decisions you complain of?

It's useless to point out facts to PP. They are so brain-washed by the massive right wing propaganda push to make it seem like democrats and republicans are somehow both guilty of the things that republicans are doing that it's useless to point out facts. People like that absorb information from the media without actually analyzing anything or looking for facts.

Democrats didn’t want kids in school the past few years.

Thanks for demonstrating PP’s point.

Thanks for your demonstrating PP’s point.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sure he’d love any mechanism for a state takeover of ACPS schools.

Youngkin is not interesting in a state takeover of schools. He wants to implement for-profit private/charter schools and implement a voucher program to fund them with public money. His plan to accomplish this is to drive public schools so far into the ground (or at least make people believe they are absolutely terrible) so he can build public support for an alternative program that ultimately will benefit the wealthy at the expense of low-income students.

That's it in a nutshell, but Youngkin doesn't get the credit. It started with Bush's No Child Left Behind. That's been the GOP plan for a long time now, and in every state in which they've succeeded education has gotten worse and not better. And still people fall for it.

They don’t want “better” education- they want education that doesn’t make them uncomfortable or suggest that the USA has done bad things.

Plus they want to strip it all and sell it for parts so their friends and donors can get rich if your kids’ backs. Bunt they’ll brand it “FREEDOM” and suckers will fall for it.

Yup. They want to keep their base dumb while lining their own pockets.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and kids will always be the pawns in the political battles waged over public schools. The Democrats will bend over backwards to do the bidding of public school employees and the Republicans will wage holy war to demonize them. It’s all about which tactic will get the most votes; kids and families are just collateral damage.

Nope.

Democrats were managing risk with limited resources during a deadly pandemic, not trying to “get the most votes”.

The damage the Democrats did to kids’ educations due to a low-risk strategy intended to demonstrate their fidelity to the wishes of teachers’ organizations won’t soon be forgotten, no matter how much Randi Weingarten and her cronies invite us to engage in collective amnesia.

How was it Democrats’ fault what happened during the pandemic? Which Democrats specifically made the decisions you complain of?

It's useless to point out facts to PP. They are so brain-washed by the massive right wing propaganda push to make it seem like democrats and republicans are somehow both guilty of the things that republicans are doing that it's useless to point out facts. People like that absorb information from the media without actually analyzing anything or looking for facts.

Democrats didn’t want kids in school the past few years.

Thanks for demonstrating PP’s point.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and kids will always be the pawns in the political battles waged over public schools. The Democrats will bend over backwards to do the bidding of public school employees and the Republicans will wage holy war to demonize them. It’s all about which tactic will get the most votes; kids and families are just collateral damage.

Nope.

Democrats were managing risk with limited resources during a deadly pandemic, not trying to “get the most votes”.

The damage the Democrats did to kids’ educations due to a low-risk strategy intended to demonstrate their fidelity to the wishes of teachers’ organizations won’t soon be forgotten, no matter how much Randi Weingarten and her cronies invite us to engage in collective amnesia.

How was it Democrats’ fault what happened during the pandemic? Which Democrats specifically made the decisions you complain of?

It's useless to point out facts to PP. They are so brain-washed by the massive right wing propaganda push to make it seem like democrats and republicans are somehow both guilty of the things that republicans are doing that it's useless to point out facts. People like that absorb information from the media without actually analyzing anything or looking for facts.

Democrats didn’t want kids in school the past few years.

Seek therapy and/or Jesus if you really believe that.

And who in your delusional world shut schools down?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure he’d love any mechanism for a state takeover of ACPS schools.

Youngkin is not interesting in a state takeover of schools. He wants to implement for-profit private/charter schools and implement a voucher program to fund them with public money. His plan to accomplish this is to drive public schools so far into the ground (or at least make people believe they are absolutely terrible) so he can build public support for an alternative program that ultimately will benefit the wealthy at the expense of low-income students.

That's it in a nutshell, but Youngkin doesn't get the credit. It started with Bush's No Child Left Behind. That's been the GOP plan for a long time now, and in every state in which they've succeeded education has gotten worse and not better. And still people fall for it.

They don’t want “better” education- they want education that doesn’t make them uncomfortable or suggest that the USA has done bad things.

Plus they want to strip it all and sell it for parts so their friends and donors can get rich if your kids’ backs. Bunt they’ll brand it “FREEDOM” and suckers will fall for it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and kids will always be the pawns in the political battles waged over public schools. The Democrats will bend over backwards to do the bidding of public school employees and the Republicans will wage holy war to demonize them. It’s all about which tactic will get the most votes; kids and families are just collateral damage.

Nope.

Democrats were managing risk with limited resources during a deadly pandemic, not trying to “get the most votes”.

The damage the Democrats did to kids’ educations due to a low-risk strategy intended to demonstrate their fidelity to the wishes of teachers’ organizations won’t soon be forgotten, no matter how much Randi Weingarten and her cronies invite us to engage in collective amnesia.

How was it Democrats’ fault what happened during the pandemic? Which Democrats specifically made the decisions you complain of?

It's useless to point out facts to PP. They are so brain-washed by the massive right wing propaganda push to make it seem like democrats and republicans

are somehow both guilty of the things that republicans are doing that it's useless to point out facts. People like that absorb information from the media without actually analyzing anything or looking for facts.

Democrats didn’t want kids in school the past few years.

Seek therapy and/or Jesus if you really believe that.

Why don’t you recommend you therapist? NP

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and kids will always be the pawns in the political battles waged over public schools. The Democrats will bend over backwards to do the bidding of public school employees and the Republicans will wage holy war to demonize them. It’s all about which tactic will get the most votes; kids and families are just collateral damage.

Nope.

Democrats were managing risk with limited resources during a deadly pandemic, not trying to “get the most votes”.

The damage the Democrats did to kids’ educations due to a low-risk strategy intended to demonstrate their fidelity to the wishes of teachers’ organizations won’t soon be forgotten, no matter how much Randi Weingarten and her cronies invite us to engage in collective amnesia.

How was it Democrats’ fault what happened during the pandemic? Which Democrats specifically made the decisions you complain of?

It's useless to point out facts to PP. They are so brain-washed by the massive right wing propaganda push to make it seem like democrats and republicans are somehow both guilty of the things that republicans are doing that it's useless to point out facts. People like that absorb information from the media without actually analyzing anything or looking for facts.

Democrats didn’t want kids in school the past few years.

Seek therapy and/or Jesus if you really believe that.

Maybe it was the therapist and Jesus who kept them out of school if you think the democrats had nothing to do with it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and kids will always be the pawns in the political battles waged over public schools. The Democrats will bend over backwards to do the bidding of public school employees and the Republicans will wage holy war to demonize them. It’s all about which tactic will get the most votes; kids and families are just collateral damage.

Nope.

Democrats were managing risk with limited resources during a deadly pandemic, not trying to “get the most votes”.

The damage the Democrats did to kids’ educations due to a low-risk strategy intended to demonstrate their fidelity to the wishes of teachers’ organizations won’t soon be forgotten, no matter how much Randi Weingarten and her cronies invite us to engage in collective amnesia.

How was it Democrats’ fault what happened during the pandemic? Which Democrats specifically made the decisions you complain of?

It's useless to point out facts to PP. They are so brain-washed by the massive right wing propaganda push to make it seem like democrats and republicans are somehow both guilty of the things that republicans are doing that it's useless to point out facts. People like that absorb information from the media without actually analyzing anything or looking for facts.

Democrats didn’t want kids in school the past few years.

Seek therapy and/or Jesus if you really believe that.

This is ACPS’s current accreditation status - four schools would seem in danger of losing accreditation if the standards are toughened - https://patch.com/virginia/oldtownalexandria/alexandria-public-schools-accredited-2022-2023-4-conditions

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and kids will always be the pawns in the political battles waged over public schools. The Democrats will bend over backwards to do the bidding of public school employees and the Republicans will wage holy war to demonize them. It’s all about which tactic will get the most votes; kids and families are just collateral damage.

Nope.

Democrats were managing risk with limited resources during a deadly pandemic, not trying to “get the most votes”.

The damage the Democrats did to kids’ educations due to a low-risk strategy intended to demonstrate their fidelity to the wishes of teachers’ organizations won’t soon be forgotten, no matter how much Randi Weingarten and her cronies invite us to engage in collective amnesia.

How was it Democrats’ fault what happened during the pandemic? Which Democrats specifically made the decisions you complain of?

You're right, it was the fault of local politicians in districts that were the slowest to return to in person- like ACPS

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and kids will always be the pawns in the political battles waged over public schools. The Democrats will bend over backwards to do the bidding of public school employees and the Republicans will wage holy war to demonize them. It’s all about which tactic will get the most votes; kids and families are just collateral damage.

Nope.

Democrats were managing risk with limited resources during a deadly pandemic, not trying to “get the most votes”.

The damage the Democrats did to kids’ educations due to a low-risk strategy intended to demonstrate their fidelity to the wishes of teachers’ organizations won’t soon be forgotten, no matter how much Randi Weingarten and her cronies invite us to engage in collective amnesia.

How was it Democrats’ fault what happened during the pandemic? Which Democrats specifically made the decisions you complain of?

It's useless to point out facts to PP. They are so brain-washed by the massive right wing propaganda push to make it seem like democrats and republicans are somehow both guilty of the things that republicans are doing that it's useless to point out facts. People like that absorb information from the media without actually analyzing anything or looking for facts.

Democrats didn’t want kids in school the past few years.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and kids will always be the pawns in the political battles waged over public schools. The Democrats will bend over backwards to do the bidding of public school employees and the Republicans will wage holy war to demonize them. It’s all about which tactic will get the most votes; kids and families are just collateral damage.

Nope.

Democrats were managing risk with limited resources during a deadly pandemic, not trying to “get the most votes”.

The damage the Democrats did to kids’ educations due to a low-risk strategy intended to demonstrate their fidelity to the wishes of teachers’ organizations won’t soon be forgotten, no matter how much Randi Weingarten and her cronies invite us to engage in collective amnesia.

How was it Democrats’ fault what happened during the pandemic? Which Democrats specifically made the decisions you complain of?

It's useless to point out facts to PP. They are so brain-washed by the massive right wing propaganda push to make it seem like democrats and republicans are somehow both guilty of the things that republicans are doing that it's useless to point out facts. People like that absorb information from the media without actually analyzing anything or looking for facts.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure he’d love any mechanism for a state takeover of ACPS schools.

Youngkin is not interesting in a state takeover of schools. He wants to implement for-profit private/charter schools and implement a voucher program to fund them with public money. His plan to accomplish this is to drive public schools so far into the ground (or at least make people believe they are absolutely terrible) so he can build public support for an alternative program that ultimately will benefit the wealthy at the expense of low-income students.

That's it in a nutshell, but Youngkin doesn't get the credit. It started with Bush's No Child Left Behind. That's been the GOP plan for a long time now, and in every state in which they've succeeded education has gotten worse and not better. And still people fall for it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and kids will always be the pawns in the political battles waged over public schools. The Democrats will bend over backwards to do the bidding of public school employees and the Republicans will wage holy war to demonize them. It’s all about which tactic will get the most votes; kids and families are just collateral damage.

Nope.

Democrats were managing risk with limited resources during a deadly pandemic, not trying to “get the most votes”.

The damage the Democrats did to kids’ educations due to a low-risk strategy intended to demonstrate their fidelity to the wishes of teachers’ organizations won’t soon be forgotten, no matter how much Randi Weingarten and her cronies invite us to engage in collective amnesia.

How was it Democrats’ fault what happened during the pandemic? Which Democrats specifically made the decisions you complain of?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents and kids will always be the pawns in the political battles waged over public schools. The Democrats will bend over backwards to do the bidding of public school employees and the Republicans will wage holy war to demonize them. It’s all about which tactic will get the most votes; kids and families are just collateral damage.

Nope.

Democrats were managing risk with limited resources during a deadly pandemic, not trying to “get the most votes”.

The damage the Democrats did to kids’ educations due to a low-risk strategy intended to demonstrate their fidelity to the wishes of teachers’ organizations won’t soon be forgotten, no matter how much Randi Weingarten and her cronies invite us to engage in collective amnesia.

The teacher orgs in VA have very little influence, especially at the local level where these decisions were made by local school districts and school boards.

The pandemic disrupted education because of a variety of considerations. Health of teachers was one factor, but not the only one. Health of kids & their families. Limited space to spread out by 6’. Looming winter surge. Etc.

Teacher unions might seem like a convenient scapegoat but it’s a false narrative. A narrative pushed by whom exactly? Voucher/charter hacks? Run of the mill GOP astroturfers?