Comments on: D.C. Bureaucrats Can’t Find School Superintendent http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/02/dc-is-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:49:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mj http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/02/dc-is-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-558 mj Tue, 03 Aug 2004 05:10:44 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/02/dc-is-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/#comment-558 In DC the school board is a primary vehicle to political power. They don't want an outsider who can impact their future political careers by making radical changes and exposing their incompetence. That's why the school board is procrastinating. They're hoping that the good candidates will drop out and they can justify an internal promotion; a person sufficiently beholden to them not to make waves. Mayor Williams knows this which is why he first tried to take it over himself. When that failed he formed the search committee in an attempt to retain sufficient influence to prevent the board's goal. It's a truly sad situation for the students, and it's killing the city. In DC the school board is a primary vehicle to political power. They don’t want an outsider who can impact their future political careers by making radical changes and exposing their incompetence. That’s why the school board is procrastinating. They’re hoping that the good candidates will drop out and they can justify an internal promotion; a person sufficiently beholden to them not to make waves.

Mayor Williams knows this which is why he first tried to take it over himself. When that failed he formed the search committee in an attempt to retain sufficient influence to prevent the board’s goal.

It’s a truly sad situation for the students, and it’s killing the city.

]]> By: Chris Roberts http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/02/dc-is-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Chris Roberts Mon, 02 Aug 2004 21:19:36 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/02/dc-is-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/#comment-507 There's your problem...a system that is dependent on handouts. As long as the handouts are there, no incentive exists to create real improvements. No one with a purpose of creating successful education in D.C. should take that job unless they have an iron stomach, an iron jaw and the Lord on his/her side. There’s your problem…a system that is dependent on handouts. As long as the handouts are there, no incentive exists to create real improvements. No one with a purpose of creating successful education in D.C. should take that job unless they have an iron stomach, an iron jaw and the Lord on his/her side.

]]> By: Lola http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/02/dc-is-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Lola Mon, 02 Aug 2004 19:54:29 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/02/dc-is-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/#comment-495 I am breathless with anticipation . . . and leaping for joy that any kids I have won't have to go to a DC school. Of course, Prince Georges County school system (remember the womanly sup who just had to have her way all the time?) is not great, but . . . I am breathless with anticipation . . . and leaping for joy that any kids I have won’t have to go to a DC school. Of course, Prince Georges County school system (remember the womanly sup who just had to have her way all the time?) is not great, but . . .

]]> By: William Meisheid http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/02/dc-is-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-485 William Meisheid Mon, 02 Aug 2004 18:00:13 +0000 http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/08/02/dc-is-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/#comment-485 There is no way Schiller would take the job. Every effort he made to clean the dirty house would be framed as racist. Even if he was crazy enough to take the job if offered, he wouldn't last a year and would hounded out of town. At least that's my opinion. "people said that won't work in Washington because the system has so many patronage jobs and the city's workforce depends on having all those jobs." That is a political hot potato and lawsuit waiting to happen if there ever was one... There is no way Schiller would take the job. Every effort he made to clean the dirty house would be framed as racist. Even if he was crazy enough to take the job if offered, he wouldn’t last a year and would hounded out of town. At least that’s my opinion.

“people said that won’t work in Washington because the system has so many patronage jobs and the city’s workforce depends on having all those jobs.” That is a political hot potato and lawsuit waiting to happen if there ever was one…

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