McCleary Discussed as Little Gets Done
Good discussion at Seattle Channel's City Inside/Out on McCleary funding.
On the show:
Rita Green, Education Chair, NAACP
Leslie Harris, V.P., Seattle School Board
Eden Mack, Legislative Chair, Seattle Council PTSA
Kim Mead, President, WA Education Association
Erin Okuno, Exec. Dir., Southeast Seattle Education Coalition
Chris Reykdal, Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Summer Stinson, V.P., Washington's Paramount Duty
They are running a poll:
"Who has the best McCleary funding plan?"
The options are are the Governor's plan, the House Democrats' plan, Senate Republicans' plan, or Senator Mullet's plan.
Almost seems like a trick question.
As of 1:00 pm, the Governor's plan was at 81%, Republicans 2.88%. Democrats 10% and Senator Mullet .72% with "Other" coming in at 5%.
On the show:
Rita Green, Education Chair, NAACP
Leslie Harris, V.P., Seattle School Board
Eden Mack, Legislative Chair, Seattle Council PTSA
Kim Mead, President, WA Education Association
Erin Okuno, Exec. Dir., Southeast Seattle Education Coalition
Chris Reykdal, Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Summer Stinson, V.P., Washington's Paramount Duty
They are running a poll:
"Who has the best McCleary funding plan?"
The options are are the Governor's plan, the House Democrats' plan, Senate Republicans' plan, or Senator Mullet's plan.
Almost seems like a trick question.
As of 1:00 pm, the Governor's plan was at 81%, Republicans 2.88%. Democrats 10% and Senator Mullet .72% with "Other" coming in at 5%.
Comments
Where's the balance? All four of these panelists essentially agreed on all of the issues. It wasn't a discussion at all.
Albert
Also, please don't stand next to me. I'm not with you.
Albert
Leslis Harris has been a consistent champion for schools and lends credibility. You can't be bothered to use a name.
We all make mistakes in our advocacy work. Only some of us learn from them. Leslie apologized immediately. Move on.
George
Balancing the panel could have included someone who didn't think the governor's budget proposal was the cat's meow, for starters. That could have included any number of center-right moderates.
So, no, those individuals wouldn't have made me happy. Does inciting discord and division make you happy?
Albert
Albert
No, the problem for you is that this was on Seattle Channel, which has a Seattle audience. That audience strongly believes in supporting public schools and opposes the regressive taxes and privatization plans that "center-right moderates" love so much. So why on earth would Seattle Channel put on someone who doesn't share the audience's values? That makes no sense.
George
Clearly, you consider anyone to the right of you extremist and neoliberal. That's healthy (and deranged).
And you think center-right people don't value public education. Again, unhealthy and deranged.
I'm not down with your attempts to re-educate me, comrade. Maybe you should read Animal Farm and 1984 to balance you out.
Albert
Albert, you seem to want to pick a fight. I suggest you go elsewhere.
Albert
If the center-right valued public schools, they'd be opposing charters and moving heaven and earth to fund actual public schools. They're doing the opposite. I believe people should be judged by their actions and not their words. Don't you?
Snowball
So, yes, I judge people by their actions and not their words.
Albert
Seattle is becoming an enigma, the richer the city becomes the more potholes, homelessness and taxes we see.
Seattle reset