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This is an opinion piece. Give me some facts. Not opinions from some loser board.

Yes an opinion peace by the liberal Washington Post Editorial board that are not Youngkin fans.

Anyway, from the article.

"Democrats and their allies in the teachers union hit back, accusing the report of cherry-picking and manipulating data. Never mind that it draws from every valid state and national measure of student performance. Andrew Rotherham, a former member of the Virginia Board of Education appointed by Democratic Gov. Mark R. Warner and co-founder of a well-regarded nonprofit educational consulting organization, called the report “pretty comprehensive” and the problems outlined in it as “real.”

The facts appear to be valid and real.

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Anonymous wrote:I would be very skeptical of reports coming from people who were appointed to these roles for the specific purpose of undermining confidence in public education to create an opportunity to roll out for-profit charter schools.

THIS.... gun toting Elizabeth Schultz of lets arm teachers fame sits on this committee. Give me an effing break.

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They want to tear it down.

Remember who these guys are and their priorities: destroy public education (uneducated are easier to control), force birth (to control women, not save lives), and finally, treat our living children as collateral damage and their trauma and even deaths as the price to be paid for “freedom.” Clearly this is what the framers had in mind, since they were slave-owning psychopaths.

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Anonymous wrote:I would be very skeptical of reports coming from people who were appointed to these roles for the specific purpose of undermining confidence in public education to create an opportunity to roll out for-profit charter schools.

THIS.... gun toting Elizabeth Schultz of lets arm teachers fame sits on this committee. Give me an effing break.

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They want to tear it down.

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Anonymous wrote:I would be very skeptical of reports coming from people who were appointed to these roles for the specific purpose of undermining confidence in public education to create an opportunity to roll out for-profit charter schools.

And I’d bet my FCPS paycheck that OP is one of those parties interested in dismantling public education.

I bet you are one of those parents whose kids benefit from inflated grades. Maybe you have connections such that your nearly illiterate kid will still have a steady income no matter their life choices. But the rest of the 98% of income earners need their kid to actually learn enough to be competetive in the workplace.

DP. My kids have learned plenty in their APS schools. I have no concerns about their level of education.

+100. We moved from DC to APS this year. The PARCC in DC was useless, poorly crafted and aligned to what our DCPS school was teaching and 10 hours long for 8-11 year olds. This helps explain why every state that went with the PARCC a decade back, two dozen, has since dropped it. Only DC still gives the pure PARCC. The SOLs seem more constructive to me.

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Anonymous wrote:There are some very real regional differences surrounding the importance of education and the quality of schools. I would guess that the kids in FCPS and surrounding counties are in good shape.

I'm a teacher, and personally I think we need to switch to a national curriculum.

No you are not, honey. You are the OP.

Anonymous wrote:I’ll add that this post comes from youngkins troll farm- and it is how he won the election.
Gross

I figured as much as soon as I saw it. Youngkin trolls are folks with too much time on their hands and no actual kids in public school. I have a few in my neighborhood. Awful people.

Anonymous wrote:Even the wapo editorial board has validated the accuracy of the report and condemned the Virginia school system’s actions over the past 5 years.

Opinion: Virginia learned the hard way that lower standards don’t benefit students

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/23/virginia-education-report-lower-standards-dont-benefit-students/

This is an opinion piece. Give me some facts. Not opinions from some loser board.

Anonymous wrote:I would be very skeptical of reports coming from people who were appointed to these roles for the specific purpose of undermining confidence in public education to create an opportunity to roll out for-profit charter schools.

THIS.... gun toting Elizabeth Schultz of lets arm teachers fame sits on this committee. Give me an effing break.

Even the wapo editorial board has validated the accuracy of the report and condemned the Virginia school system’s actions over the past 5 years.

Opinion: Virginia learned the hard way that lower standards don’t benefit students

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/23/virginia-education-report-lower-standards-dont-benefit-students/

Anonymous wrote:I don't doubt it.

Kids have to actually TRY to fail classes these days. They get test retakes, test corrections for credit back, unlimited time to make up missing assignments, etc.

The theory is that being able to correct their work on tests helps them learn the information better but I don't see it. IME, it leads to many students not even studying or trying. They know if they bomb a test they'll get to sit with the test and their notes & book to find the answers to get a better grade. There's zero incentive to try.

It may be different in other school systems but that's my experience in LCPS.

Hung Cai, is that you?

Oh no- you sent your five kids homeschooled instead of public.

This being said- we don’t have this experience in FCPS.

I don't doubt it.

Kids have to actually TRY to fail classes these days. They get test retakes, test corrections for credit back, unlimited time to make up missing assignments, etc.

The theory is that being able to correct their work on tests helps them learn the information better but I don't see it. IME, it leads to many students not even studying or trying. They know if they bomb a test they'll get to sit with the test and their notes & book to find the answers to get a better grade. There's zero incentive to try.

It may be different in other school systems but that's my experience in LCPS.

Tell Youngkin to get off his ass and remove the grocery tax like he promised.

I believe it. My kid received an adequate grade on reading SOL in 3rd grade. In 4th it was brought to our attention in a private school DD was a year behind peers and still reading at 3rd grade level. Even worse was considered borderline dyslexic because she was guessing words she didn’t know and her reading comprehension was abysmal

The person deceiving parents is Youngkin. Do not fall for this.

The “report” is clearly designed to align with his agenda of dismantling public schools and pushing for-profit charters.

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Anonymous wrote:Center left voter who historically has voted Dem here. I would love alternatives like charter schools and backpack funding. Deep blue places like California and DC have public school alternatives. In California, you can use state funds to homeschool! Why can’t we have options?

APS and FCPS both have options: many immersion and magnet schools available in both.

Exactly this.

Tons of options. Do your research and you will see that we have immersion, AAP, choices between IB and AP high schools, magnets and special Ed.

The whole narrative that public schools are failing children is ignoring the fact that here in FCPS is thriving. FCPS is well funded and successful.

And it shatters tthe GOP lies so they want to shut it down.

Vote blue all the way down this November.

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