Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of the suggestions made by Lindsey Burke, most seem doable and sensible, especially

* Rejecting CRT-infused pedagogy from spreading further in VA public schools

* Eliminating teacher certification requirements and prioritizing a teacher's subject-matter expertise over their fidelity to what gets taught in education coures

* Prioritize the hiring of teachers over more administrators and "diversity, equity and inclusion" specialists

While she says expanding school choice is most important, more people might be inclined not to give up on our failing public schools if the first three measures were implemented. It's the hard drift to the far-left, large class sizes, and the neglect by school officials to pay attention to basic things like sound planning and facilities management (such a total debacle recently in both APS and FCPS, aided and abetted by corrupt School Boards) that are causing so many to look for alternatives.

+100
Best post I've read on the topic yet.

Bulleted out just like GOP shill.

Eliminating certification? WTH?

Youngkin has shown us that vouchers are in play. Hopefully public school parents push back.

Thanks for the accolades. I’m the prior PP and was a long-time Democrat. Still support Biden but the local Democrats in NoVa are nuts. Keep calling us GOP shills and we’ll keep exploring other electoral options.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of the suggestions made by Lindsey Burke, most seem doable and sensible, especially

* Rejecting CRT-infused pedagogy from spreading further in VA public schools

* Eliminating teacher certification requirements and prioritizing a teacher's subject-matter expertise over their fidelity to what gets taught in education coures

* Prioritize the hiring of teachers over more administrators and "diversity, equity and inclusion" specialists

While she says expanding school choice is most important, more people might be inclined not to give up on our failing public schools if the first three measures were implemented. It's the hard drift to the far-left, large class sizes, and the neglect by school officials to pay attention to basic things like sound planning and facilities management (such a total debacle recently in both APS and FCPS, aided and abetted by corrupt School Boards) that are causing so many to look for alternatives.

+100
Best post I've read on the topic yet.

Bulleted out just like GOP shill.

Eliminating certification? WTH?

Youngkin has shown us that vouchers are in play. Hopefully public school parents push back.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of the suggestions made by Lindsey Burke, most seem doable and sensible, especially

* Rejecting CRT-infused pedagogy from spreading further in VA public schools

* Eliminating teacher certification requirements and prioritizing a teacher's subject-matter expertise over their fidelity to what gets taught in education coures

* Prioritize the hiring of teachers over more administrators and "diversity, equity and inclusion" specialists

While she says expanding school choice is most important, more people might be inclined not to give up on our failing public schools if the first three measures were implemented. It's the hard drift to the far-left, large class sizes, and the neglect by school officials to pay attention to basic things like sound planning and facilities management (such a total debacle recently in both APS and FCPS, aided and abetted by corrupt School Boards) that are causing so many to look for alternatives.

+100
Best post I've read on the topic yet.

Anonymous wrote:Of the suggestions made by Lindsey Burke, most seem doable and sensible, especially

* Rejecting CRT-infused pedagogy from spreading further in VA public schools

* Eliminating teacher certification requirements and prioritizing a teacher's subject-matter expertise over their fidelity to what gets taught in education coures

* Prioritize the hiring of teachers over more administrators and "diversity, equity and inclusion" specialists

While she says expanding school choice is most important, more people might be inclined not to give up on our failing public schools if the first three measures were implemented. It's the hard drift to the far-left, large class sizes, and the neglect by school officials to pay attention to basic things like sound planning and facilities management (such a total debacle recently in both APS and FCPS, aided and abetted by corrupt School Boards) that are causing so many to look for alternatives.

Anonymous wrote:Every time people say that parents will pull their kids from public schools if they get vouchers, they are telling us that anyone with a viable choice won’t choose them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are all of the VOUCHER activists that Youngkin has selected for his team:

Lindsey Burke - wants to defund public schools with a voucher plan similar to WV
https://www.heritage.org/staff/lindsey-burke
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/virginia-election-outcome-was-about-education-here-are-4-actions-youngkin

Kay James - mega conservative/religious and also wants school choice
https://www.heritage.org/staff/kay-c-james
https://www.heritage.org/press/gov-elect-youngkin-appoints-heritage-foundations-kay-james-co-chairman-transition

And Nate Bailey was DeVos’ freakin’ chief of staff.
https://conferences.shrm.org/presenter/nate-bailey


You do know how that has played out in other states, right?

All of the wealthy parents will use vouchers to subsidize their private education. It will do little to support lower-income students. So the rich kids will be off to privates/religious schools while the poor kids are left behind in schools with significantly less funding. It will be a death spiral for public schools.

That is bad news for public schools. Good news for private schools.

Again: a $500 voucher per student is going to pay for private school? On what planet? That money comes from federal relief money (surplus) and *should* be going right back into taxpayers' pockets. Good for him. Maybe stop spreading disinformation and actually educate yourself on his plans?

Schools

Youngkin’s plan for the federal relief money includes $1.2 billion to fund school choice initiatives. It also includes extra resources for historically Black colleges and universities and local funding for infrastructure and teacher shortages.

Youngkin wants lawmakers to offer $500 vouchers to Virginia parents to pay for “recovery from the learning loss and mental health issues created by our failed public schools,” the plan reads.

He also wants the state to invest in a pilot program that would launch 20 schools in the state run through public-private partnerships. The plan includes few details on what the schools would look like, but Youngkin has said he supports the charter school model prominent in other states, where children can leave their neighborhood schools to attend ones that are publicly funded but privately run.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/youngkin-proposes-1-5-billion-in-tax-relief-from-surplus-school-choice-plan-from-rescue/article_931101d1-f5da-5b1e-9d52-f9a05c820445.html

OK - so he'll do $500 on day one.

He has FOUR YEARS. He's bringing in voucher big guns because he wants to implement vouchers in a big way.

Really? Link to your source, please. Otherwise you're just spinning and fear-mongering - as usual. Yawn.

Read Burke’s op-ed above.

He selected her to shape education direction.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are all of the VOUCHER activists that Youngkin has selected for his team:

Lindsey Burke - wants to defund public schools with a voucher plan similar to WV
https://www.heritage.org/staff/lindsey-burke
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/virginia-election-outcome-was-about-education-here-are-4-actions-youngkin

Kay James - mega conservative/religious and also wants school choice
https://www.heritage.org/staff/kay-c-james
https://www.heritage.org/press/gov-elect-youngkin-appoints-heritage-foundations-kay-james-co-chairman-transition

And Nate Bailey was DeVos’ freakin’ chief of staff.
https://conferences.shrm.org/presenter/nate-bailey


You do know how that has played out in other states, right?

All of the wealthy parents will use vouchers to subsidize their private education. It will do little to support lower-income students. So the rich kids will be off to privates/religious schools while the poor kids are left behind in schools with significantly less funding. It will be a death spiral for public schools.

That is bad news for public schools. Good news for private schools.

Again: a $500 voucher per student is going to pay for private school? On what planet? That money comes from federal relief money (surplus) and *should* be going right back into taxpayers' pockets. Good for him. Maybe stop spreading disinformation and actually educate yourself on his plans?

Schools

Youngkin’s plan for the federal relief money includes $1.2 billion to fund school choice initiatives. It also includes extra resources for historically Black colleges and universities and local funding for infrastructure and teacher shortages.

Youngkin wants lawmakers to offer $500 vouchers to Virginia parents to pay for “recovery from the learning loss and mental health issues created by our failed public schools,” the plan reads.

He also wants the state to invest in a pilot program that would launch 20 schools in the state run through public-private partnerships. The plan includes few details on what the schools would look like, but Youngkin has said he supports the charter school model prominent in other states, where children can leave their neighborhood schools to attend ones that are publicly funded but privately run.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/youngkin-proposes-1-5-billion-in-tax-relief-from-surplus-school-choice-plan-from-rescue/article_931101d1-f5da-5b1e-9d52-f9a05c820445.html

OK - so he'll do $500 on day one.

He has FOUR YEARS. He's bringing in voucher big guns because he wants to implement vouchers in a big way.

Really? Link to your source, please. Otherwise you're just spinning and fear-mongering - as usual. Yawn.

Read Burke’s op-ed above.

He selected her to shape education direction.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are all of the VOUCHER activists that Youngkin has selected for his team:

Lindsey Burke - wants to defund public schools with a voucher plan similar to WV
https://www.heritage.org/staff/lindsey-burke
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/virginia-election-outcome-was-about-education-here-are-4-actions-youngkin

Kay James - mega conservative/religious and also wants school choice
https://www.heritage.org/staff/kay-c-james
https://www.heritage.org/press/gov-elect-youngkin-appoints-heritage-foundations-kay-james-co-chairman-transition

And Nate Bailey was DeVos’ freakin’ chief of staff.
https://conferences.shrm.org/presenter/nate-bailey


You do know how that has played out in other states, right?

All of the wealthy parents will use vouchers to subsidize their private education. It will do little to support lower-income students. So the rich kids will be off to privates/religious schools while the poor kids are left behind in schools with significantly less funding. It will be a death spiral for public schools.

That is bad news for public schools. Good news for private schools.

Again: a $500 voucher per student is going to pay for private school? On what planet? That money comes from federal relief money (surplus) and *should* be going right back into taxpayers' pockets. Good for him. Maybe stop spreading disinformation and actually educate yourself on his plans?

Schools

Youngkin’s plan for the federal relief money includes $1.2 billion to fund school choice initiatives. It also includes extra resources for historically Black colleges and universities and local funding for infrastructure and teacher shortages.

Youngkin wants lawmakers to offer $500 vouchers to Virginia parents to pay for “recovery from the learning loss and mental health issues created by our failed public schools,” the plan reads.

He also wants the state to invest in a pilot program that would launch 20 schools in the state run through public-private partnerships. The plan includes few details on what the schools would look like, but Youngkin has said he supports the charter school model prominent in other states, where children can leave their neighborhood schools to attend ones that are publicly funded but privately run.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/youngkin-proposes-1-5-billion-in-tax-relief-from-surplus-school-choice-plan-from-rescue/article_931101d1-f5da-5b1e-9d52-f9a05c820445.html

OK - so he'll do $500 on day one.

He has FOUR YEARS. He's bringing in voucher big guns because he wants to implement vouchers in a big way.

Really? Link to your source, please. Otherwise you're just spinning and fear-mongering - as usual. Yawn.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are all of the VOUCHER activists that Youngkin has selected for his team:

Lindsey Burke - wants to defund public schools with a voucher plan similar to WV
https://www.heritage.org/staff/lindsey-burke
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/virginia-election-outcome-was-about-education-here-are-4-actions-youngkin

Kay James - mega conservative/religious and also wants school choice
https://www.heritage.org/staff/kay-c-james
https://www.heritage.org/press/gov-elect-youngkin-appoints-heritage-foundations-kay-james-co-chairman-transition

And Nate Bailey was DeVos’ freakin’ chief of staff.
https://conferences.shrm.org/presenter/nate-bailey


You do know how that has played out in other states, right?

All of the wealthy parents will use vouchers to subsidize their private education. It will do little to support lower-income students. So the rich kids will be off to privates/religious schools while the poor kids are left behind in schools with significantly less funding. It will be a death spiral for public schools.

That is bad news for public schools. Good news for private schools.

Again: a $500 voucher per student is going to pay for private school? On what planet? That money comes from federal relief money (surplus) and *should* be going right back into taxpayers' pockets. Good for him. Maybe stop spreading disinformation and actually educate yourself on his plans?

Schools

Youngkin’s plan for the federal relief money includes $1.2 billion to fund school choice initiatives. It also includes extra resources for historically Black colleges and universities and local funding for infrastructure and teacher shortages.

Youngkin wants lawmakers to offer $500 vouchers to Virginia parents to pay for “recovery from the learning loss and mental health issues created by our failed public schools,” the plan reads.

He also wants the state to invest in a pilot program that would launch 20 schools in the state run through public-private partnerships. The plan includes few details on what the schools would look like, but Youngkin has said he supports the charter school model prominent in other states, where children can leave their neighborhood schools to attend ones that are publicly funded but privately run.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/youngkin-proposes-1-5-billion-in-tax-relief-from-surplus-school-choice-plan-from-rescue/article_931101d1-f5da-5b1e-9d52-f9a05c820445.html

OK - so he'll do $500 on day one.

He has FOUR YEARS. He's bringing in voucher big guns because he wants to implement vouchers in a big way.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sending a special letter to Santa Claus.

Dear Santa,

All I want for Christmas and the coming year is moderation and common sense in the school system. Keep people with extreme and dangerous ideas away from our children.

Is this what you consider "moderation and common sense"?

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BTFRCZ6CA62E/$file/Final%20Anti-Racism%20Anti-Bias%20Curriculum%20Work%20Session%20Sept%2014%202020.pdf

Yes. Rejecting racism isn’t extremist.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are all of the VOUCHER activists that Youngkin has selected for his team:

Lindsey Burke - wants to defund public schools with a voucher plan similar to WV
https://www.heritage.org/staff/lindsey-burke
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/virginia-election-outcome-was-about-education-here-are-4-actions-youngkin

Kay James - mega conservative/religious and also wants school choice
https://www.heritage.org/staff/kay-c-james
https://www.heritage.org/press/gov-elect-youngkin-appoints-heritage-foundations-kay-james-co-chairman-transition

And Nate Bailey was DeVos’ freakin’ chief of staff.
https://conferences.shrm.org/presenter/nate-bailey


You do know how that has played out in other states, right?

All of the wealthy parents will use vouchers to subsidize their private education. It will do little to support lower-income students. So the rich kids will be off to privates/religious schools while the poor kids are left behind in schools with significantly less funding. It will be a death spiral for public schools.

That is bad news for public schools. Good news for private schools.

Again: a $500 voucher per student is going to pay for private school? On what planet? That money comes from federal relief money (surplus) and *should* be going right back into taxpayers' pockets. Good for him. Maybe stop spreading disinformation and actually educate yourself on his plans?

Schools

Youngkin’s plan for the federal relief money includes $1.2 billion to fund school choice initiatives. It also includes extra resources for historically Black colleges and universities and local funding for infrastructure and teacher shortages.

Youngkin wants lawmakers to offer $500 vouchers to Virginia parents to pay for “recovery from the learning loss and mental health issues created by our failed public schools,” the plan reads.

He also wants the state to invest in a pilot program that would launch 20 schools in the state run through public-private partnerships. The plan includes few details on what the schools would look like, but Youngkin has said he supports the charter school model prominent in other states, where children can leave their neighborhood schools to attend ones that are publicly funded but privately run.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/youngkin-proposes-1-5-billion-in-tax-relief-from-surplus-school-choice-plan-from-rescue/article_931101d1-f5da-5b1e-9d52-f9a05c820445.html

OK - so he'll do $500 on day one.

He has FOUR YEARS. He's bringing in voucher big guns because he wants to implement vouchers in a big way.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are all of the VOUCHER activists that Youngkin has selected for his team:

Lindsey Burke - wants to defund public schools with a voucher plan similar to WV
https://www.heritage.org/staff/lindsey-burke
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/virginia-election-outcome-was-about-education-here-are-4-actions-youngkin

Kay James - mega conservative/religious and also wants school choice
https://www.heritage.org/staff/kay-c-james
https://www.heritage.org/press/gov-elect-youngkin-appoints-heritage-foundations-kay-james-co-chairman-transition

And Nate Bailey was DeVos’ freakin’ chief of staff.
https://conferences.shrm.org/presenter/nate-bailey


You do know how that has played out in other states, right?

All of the wealthy parents will use vouchers to subsidize their private education. It will do little to support lower-income students. So the rich kids will be off to privates/religious schools while the poor kids are left behind in schools with significantly less funding. It will be a death spiral for public schools.

That is bad news for public schools. Good news for private schools.

Again: a $500 voucher per student is going to pay for private school? On what planet? That money comes from federal relief money (surplus) and *should* be going right back into taxpayers' pockets. Good for him. Maybe stop spreading disinformation and actually educate yourself on his plans?

Schools

Youngkin’s plan for the federal relief money includes $1.2 billion to fund school choice initiatives. It also includes extra resources for historically Black colleges and universities and local funding for infrastructure and teacher shortages.

Youngkin wants lawmakers to offer $500 vouchers to Virginia parents to pay for “recovery from the learning loss and mental health issues created by our failed public schools,” the plan reads.

He also wants the state to invest in a pilot program that would launch 20 schools in the state run through public-private partnerships. The plan includes few details on what the schools would look like, but Youngkin has said he supports the charter school model prominent in other states, where children can leave their neighborhood schools to attend ones that are publicly funded but privately run.

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/youngkin-proposes-1-5-billion-in-tax-relief-from-surplus-school-choice-plan-from-rescue/article_931101d1-f5da-5b1e-9d52-f9a05c820445.html

OK - so he'll do $500 on day one.

He has FOUR YEARS. He's bringing in voucher big guns because he wants to implement vouchers in a big way.