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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.

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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.

Did you vote for Youngkin?

Yes, but not for Sears, Miyares, or the R running for our VA House seat.

So you voted for Youngkin and you’re pushing GOP talking points.

Whether you’re getting paid or not you sound like a shill.

Anonymous wrote:In aggregate maybe. At the local level, I seriously doubt they could make Whitman or Mt Vernon worse it they tried.

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Anonymous wrote:That is a frightening list. All those mommies who thought voting for Youngkin would stick it to the evil Democrats are going to be in for a shock.

Schultz is just vile. She was a terrible board member.

I’m a mommy who did this. First R vote ever. An good. After t*ts how last year, FCPS proved they should not have a monopoly or free education. If there had been charters and vouchers, FCPS would have had to open— or become defunct. Nothing wrong with making the, compete for students with the private sector.

Bring on charters, vouchers, magnets, smaller more specialized HSs, etc.

+1

Stop with the equity at the center of it all nonsense. The primary job of a school system is education. That should be their #1, #2 and #3 priorities.

Renaming schools, changing admissions to 1 HS, equity dashboards, etc. should be way down the agenda of a school board.

Not a public school board. Public schools are required by law to responsive to all, not cater to upper middle class children of privilege who were born on third and whose parents think they hit a triple.

If you want the things you list, private school is a legitimate option.

As a taxpayer, I am far more concerned that the needs of the underserved are met first and foremost.

Quality schools focused on education are only for those whose parents can pay.
Everyone else gets name changes and lowered standards.

Yay.

Please, the worst HS in FCPS is leaps and bounds above the majority in the US. Ridiculous.

so true.

Mt Vernon is one of the worst schools in the state by just about any metric. Langley is one of the best. Depending on where you live, FCPS is either a massively successful district or an utter failure. Based on where I live, bring on the vouchers and charters because I might as well be able to offset some of the cost of private. If the rest of the system collapses, maybe it will reach our level which FCPS seems to be fine with.

Right. So people who support vouchers DGAF if public schools suffer.

Noted.

Sure. The school board doesn't seem to care about us, so why not make the feeling mutual?

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Anonymous wrote:That is a frightening list. All those mommies who thought voting for Youngkin would stick it to the evil Democrats are going to be in for a shock.

Schultz is just vile. She was a terrible board member.

I’m a mommy who did this. First R vote ever. An good. After t*ts how last year, FCPS proved they should not have a monopoly or free education. If there had been charters and vouchers, FCPS would have had to open— or become defunct. Nothing wrong with making the, compete for students with the private sector.

Bring on charters, vouchers, magnets, smaller more specialized HSs, etc.

+1

Stop with the equity at the center of it all nonsense. The primary job of a school system is education. That should be their #1, #2 and #3 priorities.

Renaming schools, changing admissions to 1 HS, equity dashboards, etc. should be way down the agenda of a school board.

Not a public school board. Public schools are required by law to responsive to all, not cater to upper middle class children of privilege who were born on third and whose parents think they hit a triple.

If you want the things you list, private school is a legitimate option.

As a taxpayer, I am far more concerned that the needs of the underserved are met first and foremost.

Quality schools focused on education are only for those whose parents can pay.
Everyone else gets name changes and lowered standards.

Yay.

Please, the worst HS in FCPS is leaps and bounds above the majority in the US. Ridiculous.

so true.

Mt Vernon is one of the worst schools in the state by just about any metric. Langley is one of the best. Depending on where you live, FCPS is either a massively successful district or an utter failure. Based on where I live, bring on the vouchers and charters because I might as well be able to offset some of the cost of private. If the rest of the system collapses, maybe it will reach our level which FCPS seems to be fine with.

Right. So people who support vouchers DGAF if public schools suffer.

Noted.

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Anonymous wrote:That is a frightening list. All those mommies who thought voting for Youngkin would stick it to the evil Democrats are going to be in for a shock.

Schultz is just vile. She was a terrible board member.

I’m a mommy who did this. First R vote ever. An good. After t*ts how last year, FCPS proved they should not have a monopoly or free education. If there had been charters and vouchers, FCPS would have had to open— or become defunct. Nothing wrong with making the, compete for students with the private sector.

Bring on charters, vouchers, magnets, smaller more specialized HSs, etc.

+1

Stop with the equity at the center of it all nonsense. The primary job of a school system is education. That should be their #1, #2 and #3 priorities.

Renaming schools, changing admissions to 1 HS, equity dashboards, etc. should be way down the agenda of a school board.

Not a public school board. Public schools are required by law to responsive to all, not cater to upper middle class children of privilege who were born on third and whose parents think they hit a triple.

If you want the things you list, private school is a legitimate option.

As a taxpayer, I am far more concerned that the needs of the underserved are met first and foremost.

Quality schools focused on education are only for those whose parents can pay.
Everyone else gets name changes and lowered standards.

Yay.

Please, the worst HS in FCPS is leaps and bounds above the majority in the US. Ridiculous.

so true.

Mt Vernon is one of the worst schools in the state by just about any metric. Langley is one of the best. Depending on where you live, FCPS is either a massively successful district or an utter failure. Based on where I live, bring on the vouchers and charters because I might as well be able to offset some of the cost of private. If the rest of the system collapses, maybe it will reach our level which FCPS seems to be fine with.

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Anonymous wrote:I truly hope they don't totally ruin FCPS school system. Charter schools are the last thing VA needs. Just takes money and uses it corruptly for for-profit enterprises. Gross and wrong.

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Will send property values down the toilet.

We're zoned for a school with a very large portion of FARMS students. If the charters pull away those kids (because that's who for profit charters attract), I think it will be great for the school.

Charters attract non-FARMS families looking to escape their high-FARMS schools.

Property values will nose dive.

That isn't remotely true in most places. Charters attract people susceptible to their sales pitches. Most are barely even schools.

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Anonymous wrote:That is a frightening list. All those mommies who thought voting for Youngkin would stick it to the evil Democrats are going to be in for a shock.

Schultz is just vile. She was a terrible board member.

I’m a mommy who did this. First R vote ever. An good. After t*ts how last year, FCPS proved they should not have a monopoly or free education. If there had been charters and vouchers, FCPS would have had to open— or become defunct. Nothing wrong with making the, compete for students with the private sector.

Bring on charters, vouchers, magnets, smaller more specialized HSs, etc.

+1

Stop with the equity at the center of it all nonsense. The primary job of a school system is education. That should be their #1, #2 and #3 priorities.

Renaming schools, changing admissions to 1 HS, equity dashboards, etc. should be way down the agenda of a school board.

Not a public school board. Public schools are required by law to responsive to all, not cater to upper middle class children of privilege who were born on third and whose parents think they hit a triple.

If you want the things you list, private school is a legitimate option.

As a taxpayer, I am far more concerned that the needs of the underserved are met first and foremost.

Quality schools focused on education are only for those whose parents can pay.
Everyone else gets name changes and lowered standards.

Yay.

Please, the worst HS in FCPS is leaps and bounds above the majority in the US. Ridiculous.

so true.

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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.

Did you vote for Youngkin?

Yes, but not for Sears, Miyares, or the R running for our VA House seat.

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Anonymous wrote:That is a frightening list. All those mommies who thought voting for Youngkin would stick it to the evil Democrats are going to be in for a shock.

Schultz is just vile. She was a terrible board member.

I’m a mommy who did this. First R vote ever. An good. After t*ts how last year, FCPS proved they should not have a monopoly or free education. If there had been charters and vouchers, FCPS would have had to open— or become defunct. Nothing wrong with making the, compete for students with the private sector.

Bring on charters, vouchers, magnets, smaller more specialized HSs, etc.

+1

Stop with the equity at the center of it all nonsense. The primary job of a school system is education. That should be their #1, #2 and #3 priorities.

Renaming schools, changing admissions to 1 HS, equity dashboards, etc. should be way down the agenda of a school board.

Not a public school board. Public schools are required by law to responsive to all, not cater to upper middle class children of privilege who were born on third and whose parents think they hit a triple.

If you want the things you list, private school is a legitimate option.

As a taxpayer, I am far more concerned that the needs of the underserved are met first and foremost.

Quality schools focused on education are only for those whose parents can pay.
Everyone else gets name changes and lowered standards.

Yay.

Please, the worst HS in FCPS is leaps and bounds above the majority in the US. Ridiculous.

so true.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That is a frightening list. All those mommies who thought voting for Youngkin would stick it to the evil Democrats are going to be in for a shock.

Schultz is just vile. She was a terrible board member.

I’m a mommy who did this. First R vote ever. An good. After t*ts how last year, FCPS proved they should not have a monopoly or free education. If there had been charters and vouchers, FCPS would have had to open— or become defunct. Nothing wrong with making the, compete for students with the private sector.

Bring on charters, vouchers, magnets, smaller more specialized HSs, etc.

+1

Stop with the equity at the center of it all nonsense. The primary job of a school system is education. That should be their #1, #2 and #3 priorities.

Renaming schools, changing admissions to 1 HS, equity dashboards, etc. should be way down the agenda of a school board.

Not a public school board. Public schools are required by law to responsive to all, not cater to upper middle class children of privilege who were born on third and whose parents think they hit a triple.

If you want the things you list, private school is a legitimate option.

As a taxpayer, I am far more concerned that the needs of the underserved are met first and foremost.

Quality schools focused on education are only for those whose parents can pay.
Everyone else gets name changes and lowered standards.

Yay.

Please, the worst HS in FCPS is leaps and bounds above the majority in the US. Ridiculous.

Anonymous wrote:We are in for a real decline in education and raging culture wars about books and bathrooms. I am so disgusted by those voters who fell for all of Youngkin’s right wing trigger words.

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Anonymous wrote:That is a frightening list. All those mommies who thought voting for Youngkin would stick it to the evil Democrats are going to be in for a shock.

Schultz is just vile. She was a terrible board member.

I’m a mommy who did this. First R vote ever. An good. After t*ts how last year, FCPS proved they should not have a monopoly or free education. If there had been charters and vouchers, FCPS would have had to open— or become defunct. Nothing wrong with making the, compete for students with the private sector.

Bring on charters, vouchers, magnets, smaller more specialized HSs, etc.

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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.

Did you vote for Youngkin?

Anonymous wrote:The answer is to force everyone back into the public schools. If the well off aren’t invested in their success, they will fail.

Now, I know the Constitution says people have the right to indoctrinate their kids, but the Constitution doesn’t say anything at all about schooling. And Texas has given us a great model for private citizens to enforce a newly-enacted ban against private schooling. $10k per kid bounty.