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Wow. Education Secretary just publicly CRUSHED Fairfax County Schools ...

in the COVID task force briefing. Based on a recent fairly incoherent interview I saw with the Fairfax County School Superintendent I suspect they deserve it but I was surprised to see Fairfax County singled out. She easily could have made the same comment about Loudoun County where I live - two of the largest and most well-funded schools systems in the Country and their 'distance learning' in the spring was an unmitigated disaster. I appreciate how difficult it had to be to go through that in just a few weeks and I am good friends with the IT director for Loudoun County Schools so I am familiar with went on in our county and it was ridiculous - things could have and should have been so much better. Praying for a better experience nationwide in the fall where in-person learning won't be possible.

Posted: 07/08/2020 at 12:28PM

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Wow. Education Secretary just publicly CRUSHED Fairfax County Schools ... -- vt90 07/08/2020 12:28PM

Pretty sure that Fairfax's school system is 2-3 times larger than Loudoun -- HokieNoVA 07/08/2020 1:11PM

It was and if I remember correctly, they didn't keep up the software -- `lag 07/08/2020 2:27PM

Not sure of relative size but both are typically ranked in the top 5 ... -- vt90 07/08/2020 1:14PM

FC $3.0B, LC $1.3B ** -- LaneRat 07/08/2020 1:48PM

Thanks - both large relative to the rest of the country for sure. ** -- vt90 07/08/2020 1:51PM

I thought at one time FC was like the 37th largest economy in the world. ** -- `lag 07/08/2020 2:37PM

Historically, public schools and I.T. don’t even -- Femoyer Hokie 07/08/2020 1:00PM

I agree, except that Fairfax and Loudoun have the resources ... -- vt90 07/08/2020 1:06PM

I used to work across from one of the buildings FCPS purchased. They had -- Vtskier1 07/08/2020 2:00PM

I know the Fairfax County Superintendent and he is a good guy (inside) -- FfxStationHokie 07/08/2020 12:57PM

Crushed them about what exactly? Just distance learning? ** -- HokieForever 07/08/2020 12:55PM

She said the distance learning experience in the spring was a disaster ... -- vt90 07/08/2020 1:03PM

Not sure how you fix parents that will not take the time with their -- fordham 07/08/2020 1:53PM

My wife would agree with that assessment and so would the teachers ** -- HokieForever 07/08/2020 1:07PM

Yesterday's thing was complaining about the options FFx Co is planning... -- Gobbler-100 07/08/2020 12:58PM

To vt90's point Loudoun County providing EXACT same options -- HokieForever 07/08/2020 1:04PM

Oh sure, I assume that will be pretty common this fall. ** -- Gobbler-100 07/08/2020 1:08PM

Walk loudly and carry no stick, whatsoever. -- Beerman 07/08/2020 12:46PM

Or provide overall guidance and tell the states it's up -- 133743Hokie 07/08/2020 2:30PM

Except that's not what they did either -- Beerman 07/08/2020 2:36PM

So you're saying the government didn't provide any guidance gor -- 133743Hokie 07/08/2020 3:42PM

Thanks for taking this in that direction. Completely not the point of the -- vt90 07/08/2020 1:04PM

Perhaps, but ... -- Beerman 07/08/2020 1:12PM

Did you watch the task force briefing? -- vt90 07/08/2020 1:26PM

Went back and read part of the transcript -- Beerman 07/08/2020 2:45PM

You should have read the whole transcript ... -- vt90 07/08/2020 2:47PM

Yes. And what do you suppose those new documents are going to be? ** -- Beerman 07/08/2020 2:49PM

Clearly you have an agenda ... -- vt90 07/08/2020 2:55PM

Needs to be about $150B more ** -- Gobbler-100 07/08/2020 1:51PM

Pence said more is coming but didn't specify how much. Agree it needs to -- vt90 07/08/2020 1:57PM

Good, I hope that's accurate ** -- Beerman 07/08/2020 1:34PM

Double whammy of the COVID-specific hypocrisy and having to hear... -- Gobbler-100 07/08/2020 12:56PM

Are you talking about yesterday or did this happen again today? ** -- Gobbler-100 07/08/2020 12:37PM

Happened about 30 minutes ago but she may have said similar things ... -- vt90 07/08/2020 1:01PM

There was sort of a roundtable about re-opening schools yesterday. -- Gobbler-100 07/08/2020 1:04PM

You mean losing at football? :) ** -- FfxStationHokie 07/08/2020 1:16PM

I didn't watch any of that but that is funny ** -- vt90 07/08/2020 1:07PM

Wow. Education Secretary just publicly CRUSHED Fairfax County Schools ...

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