tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post7582249927394216325..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Chris Reykdal for State Superintendent of Public Instruction (Part Two)Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-85487732362661191722016-10-22T00:00:43.690-07:002016-10-22T00:00:43.690-07:00Absolutely NO doubt about it. Jones hired Stand fo...<br />Absolutely NO doubt about it. Jones hired Stand for Children's former lobbyist and BIG dollars are rolling into Jones's campaign. Her latest contributor is Holland and his wife. Holland is quite accustomed to making campaign contributions > $250K !!<br /><br /><br />http://web.pdc.wa.gov/MvcQuerySystem/AdvancedSearch/ContributionsData?contributee=ALL&electionYear=ALL&committeeType=IGNORE&election=ALL&contributor=Holland%20Clyde&page=3<br /><br />Jones waited until the tail end of her campaign to bring in the big contributors.NO 1240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-36073747980284749492016-10-19T22:02:16.376-07:002016-10-19T22:02:16.376-07:00Clarification: SFC PAC has paid Strategies 360 app...Clarification: SFC PAC has paid Strategies 360 approximately $43K for polling. Seattle is being targeted. <br /><br />BIG dollars!NO 1240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-12273492332698475642016-10-19T22:00:58.504-07:002016-10-19T22:00:58.504-07:00Stand On Children's PAC has paid Strategies 36...<br />Stand On Children's PAC has paid Strategies 360 approximately 360 for polling. Seattle is being targeted.<br /><br />http://web.pdc.wa.gov/MvcQuerySystem/CommitteeData/expenditures?param=U1RBTkNXIDEwMw%3D%3D%3D%3D&year=2016&type=continuingNO 1240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5067582534788686382016-10-19T20:24:24.119-07:002016-10-19T20:24:24.119-07:00Reykdal caught my eye when he stood up to Boeing. ...Reykdal caught my eye when he stood up to Boeing. He stood -up voted against the Boeing deal and called the deal "extortion".<br /><br />As well, during the last legislative session...there was a campaign to pass SB 6194. Tons of dollars were through into the campaign and the campaign was intended to pressure the legislature to pass the bill. The campaign targeted Reykdal and he didn't blink.<br /><br />Reykdal gave-up his seat in the legislature to run for SPI. It would be a shame to loose his strength and courage.<br /><br />Please consider contacting his campaign and offering support.NO 1240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-51729733472735518862016-10-19T08:56:17.972-07:002016-10-19T08:56:17.972-07:00CT, that's a great point on who would get hire...CT, that's a great point on who would get hired under her administration.<br /><br />As well, good point on that NCLB letter from Reykdal - Diane Ravitch called him a "champion" of public education for standing up to Duncan.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-68202386371457288012016-10-18T21:07:41.280-07:002016-10-18T21:07:41.280-07:00And yes, I do remember this letter from him after ...And yes, I do remember this letter from him after WA's NCLB waiver was revoked for not evaluating teachers with student test scores. <br />http://housedemocrats.wa.gov/chris-reykdal/statement-from-rep-reykdal-regarding-the-nclb-waiver-loss/<br /><br />Somehow I don't see Erin Jones writing anything like this. <br /><br />CTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-14302263891365723432016-10-18T21:01:50.268-07:002016-10-18T21:01:50.268-07:00OK - if Stand On Children PAC is involved, Erin Jo...OK - if Stand On Children PAC is involved, Erin Jones is most definitely their great charter school hope. She has too many rich people, too many GOP politicians (yes, including the sexual assault apologist Susan Hutchison), and too many ed deformers as donors/supporters, and all that makes me nervous as he** for public education. We already have OSPI staff subverting public schools with their money laundering scheme & writing Federal grants for privatized charters. With Jones, I don't see that being stopped - she'll owe too many people in the charter school industry. How many will end up as OSPI staff? Who you associate with matters...a ton. <br />My vote is for Reykdal. <br /><br />CTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-54120873610709144192016-10-18T20:03:56.814-07:002016-10-18T20:03:56.814-07:00No surprise to learn that SPI candidate- Erin Jone...No surprise to learn that SPI candidate- Erin Jones- has hired former Stand for Children Lobbyist- Jim Kainber- to help her raise money from charter champions. This certainly explains the reason we see large contributions from wealthy individuals. These wealthy individuals have poured tens of thousands of dollars into Stand For Children; an organization that is funded by Gates to support candidates and promote charter schools.<br /><br />Vote Reykdal. He has been a strong and solid supporter of public schools and believes in state rights. Reykdal is frustrated by an over-reaching federal government and he would not support the notion of linking test scores to teacher evaluations.NO 1240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13179583326745730212016-10-18T17:12:25.085-07:002016-10-18T17:12:25.085-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-43919699815307377792016-10-18T17:04:54.344-07:002016-10-18T17:04:54.344-07:00Ooooo! Stranger trolling! I didn't think we ...Ooooo! Stranger trolling! I didn't think we were going to get there on this thread. <br /><br />If an apologist for sexual assault says to vote for somebody, I won't. Thanks for making that clear in this race, Susan Hutchinson!Eric Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-52583909434042681002016-10-18T16:33:03.584-07:002016-10-18T16:33:03.584-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-77480365079081300722016-10-18T13:19:00.482-07:002016-10-18T13:19:00.482-07:00I agree with Ivan. There are people who are membe...I agree with Ivan. There are people who are members of religious denominations who can figure out how to hold religious beliefs and still represent the members of their communities in an unbiased, fair, and secular manner -- and there are those that can't. Happy to vote for the former. Do my absolute best to identify, and avoid supporting, the latter.<br /><br />JanJannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-31562738088183339942016-10-18T10:48:30.342-07:002016-10-18T10:48:30.342-07:00Ah, again with the "that was a mistake."...Ah, again with the "that was a mistake." <br /><br />Once is plausible, twice is a position. <br /><br />Po3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-21475019116424673302016-10-18T10:07:51.916-07:002016-10-18T10:07:51.916-07:00Po3, she says that it was a mistake she didn't...Po3, she says that it was a mistake she didn't vote but not how that happened given her husband was a teacher in the district that would have benefited from passage of the levies. Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-79828995973028996232016-10-18T10:02:39.284-07:002016-10-18T10:02:39.284-07:00Right, forgot about the levies she didn't vote...Right, forgot about the levies she didn't vote for, has she ever given a statement why she voted against them? Po3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-2822958519650084332016-10-18T09:16:11.439-07:002016-10-18T09:16:11.439-07:00I am not surprised to see Susan Hutchinson support...I am not surprised to see Susan Hutchinson supporting Jones. Hutchinson once sat on the board of Young Life. She is also connected to Discovery Institute- an right wing organization connected to the charter movement.<br /><br />https://www.younglife.org/Relationships/Pages/2016/01/Trustee-Transitions.aspxWatchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-87980831675635140402016-10-18T05:56:10.524-07:002016-10-18T05:56:10.524-07:00Stand for Children is under investigation here in ...Stand for Children is under investigation here in Nashville for illegal campaign activities.. <br /><br />They are an astro turf group with very sticky fingers<br /><br />- Southie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-31191005815199133642016-10-17T21:57:32.761-07:002016-10-17T21:57:32.761-07:00I'm not surprised to see Susan Hutchinson supp...I'm not surprised to see Susan Hutchinson supporting Erin Jones. Hutchinson was on the board of Young Life and she is connected to the Discovery Institute. <br /><br />As we know, the Discovery Institute is a right wing think tank that pushes charter schools. More on Discovery Institute and their educational views:<br /><br />https://www.younglife.org/Relationships/Pages/2016/01/Trustee-Transitions.aspxWatchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-67973107047393614822016-10-17T20:26:26.035-07:002016-10-17T20:26:26.035-07:00Thank you Melissa for your reporting on this issue...Thank you Melissa for your reporting on this issue. I feel like the Stranger would not have made such an egregious mistake in initially supporting Erin Jones if Goldy had still been at the helm. By God I miss him!<br /><br />-ReykdalSupporterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-40526346255262042612016-10-17T19:05:54.420-07:002016-10-17T19:05:54.420-07:00It is absolutely okay to dig into Jones' relig...It is absolutely okay to dig into Jones' religious beliefs when 1) she brings it up and 2) she answers questionnaires from conservative Christian groups. <br /><br />Yes, I'm not going on with this conversation because it's not even the point of most of the thread.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-3213605330124702712016-10-17T18:51:29.938-07:002016-10-17T18:51:29.938-07:00Given where things are heading with ed-tech and be...Given where things are heading with ed-tech and behavioral/SEL data collection, the donations by Vulcan are concerning.<br /><br /><br />"Allen Brain Atlas<br />Both the Allen Institute for Brain Science and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence were incubated at Vulcan Inc. Started at Vulcan Inc. in 2001, the Allen Brain Atlas project sought to understand the connections between genes and brain functioning. From the project’s research, Paul Allen created the Allen Institute for Brain Science in 2003 with a $100 million donation.<br /><br />Project Halo came next. The project ran from 2002 to 2013, with the goal of creating a "digital Aristotle" that can correctly answer queries about scientific information, using artificial intelligence. The project led to a number of spinoff technologies, including the wiki software bundle SMW+, the Semantic Inferencing on Large Knowledge (SILK) project[16] and the Automated User-Centered Reasoning and Acquisition System (AURA).[17] From Project Halo’s results, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence was created.[18]"<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_Inc.<br /><br />http://allenai.orgAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460110630084320034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-38995294918175994312016-10-17T18:38:44.139-07:002016-10-17T18:38:44.139-07:00Of course people have freedom of religion. That do...Of course people have freedom of religion. That doesn't mean I have to vote for someone who is repeatedly wrong on LGBT rights, is backed by Republicans and right wing think tanks, and is getting massive funding from ed reform groups. Freedom of religion has nothing to do with this. Why are you misdirecting this conversation?<br /><br />IceniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-77720626721324095802016-10-17T18:15:05.789-07:002016-10-17T18:15:05.789-07:00*leading not leaving*leading not leavingTechyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650916001250022778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-1134365385932776832016-10-17T18:14:20.388-07:002016-10-17T18:14:20.388-07:00If someone holds conservative religious beliefs, c...If someone holds conservative religious beliefs, chances are that they will disagree with me, philosophically, on a host of issues. They absolutely have a right to run for office. And I absolutely have a right to vote against them. I've made exceptions and voted for religious people, just like I've occasionally voted for libertarians and socialists. But, as a general rule, conservative religious beliefs are a good shorthand for "disagrees with me on lots of important issues." This is a vastly different standard than I would use for hiring an employee to perform secular duties. When you're leaving, your instincts matter.TechyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650916001250022778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5851325506153050872016-10-17T17:37:30.693-07:002016-10-17T17:37:30.693-07:00I am just pointing out that the 1st amendment incl...I am just pointing out that the 1st amendment includes freedom of religion. And, freedom of religion means some people are going to have religious values that are not socially liberal. I am glad that that the Dalai Lama changed his position on same sex marriage, because previously he was opposed. But, his opinion has a pretty big caveat. He said that he agreed with same sex marriage provided it wasn't in conflict with the values of one's chosen religion. So, if you have chosen to be a Roman Catholic, his position is you shouldn't have a spouse of the same sex.<br /><br />In using the terms "civil gay marriage," I was trying to make a distinction between civil marriage and religious marriage. I can see a Roman Catholic agreeing that two men can be civilly married, but not religiously married. To me, that is not a problem. By the way, in my religious tradition you can be both religiously and civilly married if you are of the same gender. As I have said before, I am totally supportive of gay marriage! I am a liberal! I am just trying for us to be a little bit more accepting of people who are not socially liberal. As a country, I believe we really, really need to be kinder to people we disagree with. Andrew Sullivan has made a call for the LBBTQ community to be more accepting of religious conservatives. If he can do it, why can't we?<br /><br />Of course believing in God doesn't make one right on every issue. The real issue is that people have a right to be wrong! And if they are doing their job as civil servants, is that a problem? I think it is perfectly fair to be critical of Erin Jones' support of charter schools and her support of conversion therapy. But is it really ok for us to be digging into her religious beliefs? It puts us on a very slippery slope. 1st amendmentnoreply@blogger.com