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gravygrowinggreen t1_jea10ul wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Republican congressman calls D.C. schools ‘crappy,’ ‘inmate factories’ by Ok_Culture_3621

The 1995 law makes Administration of DC's many schools incredibly complex and expensive compared to a system with saner design. Charter schools/school choice/school vouchers, are all methods of looting public tax dollars for private individuals, and their presence in a school system in the long run makes things worse overall. While nothing directly leads from charter schools to turf fights on school grounds, the pervasive effects insure negative outcomes for society overall. In other words, systemic issues create numerous problems, many of which appear to not be directly related. Charter Schools aren't the sole or direct cause of your wife's experience, but it is a contributor.

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Catch-a-RIIIDE t1_jea109r wrote

Reply to comment by twenty-six-sixty-six in Republican congressman calls D.C. schools ‘crappy,’ ‘inmate factories’ by Ok_Culture_3621

And yet, it's stated by the author to be one of the most intrusive examples of Congressional overreach in DC affairs.

Sure, it may not be Congress fucking with budgets and stuff today, but it's clearly laid out that this was Congress using it's unilateral authority in the only region it has it to test their own ideological education platforms (in this case Republicans and charter schools) at a high cost to the District and public education within it and with zero regard for results (because we're still here 28 years later talking about just how shitty DC schools are and Rs are still single-mindedly focused on charter schools as the fix it wasn't in DC).

It isn't the intent of the article that matters here, because Congressional interference to the detriment of DC public education is still the backdrop and even within two paragraphs is well established.

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harkuponthegay t1_jea0py1 wrote

Reply to comment by FlamingTomygun2 in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55

The silver line was in the works for a long time before he became GM- not that I disagree with you, I have no complaints. But what things do you feel he's done well?

The only memorable things from his tenure I can think of have been the shutdowns on the green/yellow (and soon orange) lines, the problems with the 7000 series. That mass shooting at Eastern Market. And a lot of talk about fare evasion but no big changes so far. But I probably am forgetting some stuff.

I do appreciate that he's from Austin and that he rides the system himself and is likable. He's also low key attractive and fairly young which is cool.

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Surefinewhatever1111 t1_jea0cu7 wrote

Reply to Republican congressman calls D.C. schools ‘crappy,’ ‘inmate factories’ by Ok_Culture_3621

It's always said "Thank God for Alabama or we'd be last" all across the country but DC isn't doing a good job either. DCPS is failing students and families and setting them up for bad life outcomes. It's absolutely criminal that you can "graduate" from DCPS and have reading and writing at several grades below 12th.

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Surefinewhatever1111 t1_jea0230 wrote

Reply to comment by BrightThru2014 in Republican congressman calls D.C. schools ‘crappy,’ ‘inmate factories’ by Ok_Culture_3621

>The rightfully indignant response to 1) should not lead to a "closing of ranks" to acknowledge 2).

But it always does because the tryhards will use anyone and everyone, including kids getting trash education, as martyrs for their own cause. Kids leave DCPS (graduate is too generous) without the skills to succeed and go sideways in astronomical numbers. If the failing individual schools was any other organization they would be shut down.

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crossedtherubicon20 t1_je9zx34 wrote

Reply to comment by MammothBobcat251 in Are masks being mandated in healthcare facilities in DC? by ClearSkinJourney

Well human touch and interaction are a part of the healing process for patients. Pandemic protocols changed that dramatically.

In addition to masking, other Covid related costs are no longer being subsidized by the government so healthcare organizations will be making those decisions over the next couple of months or so.

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EhrenScwhab t1_je9zw90 wrote

Reply to comment by Gumburcules in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55

He's not driving. He's taking the metro. Which now that the Silver Line is done, goes to about 5 minutes away from my home. Plus crashing at my place. He and I constantly trade barbs about how neither wants to come to the others house but we always manage to make it work, being friends and all. Thanks for the lecture though.

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