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Sam Yoon should consult his own YouTube videos before denying he said something
By adamg on Sun, 03/15/2009 - 6:58pm
Yoon today claims the Globe is misrepresenting his stance on a return to an elected school committee, that he only said we should talk about whether we should bring it back.
As Adam Reilly notes, Yoon should really be careful claiming he never said something like that when he said stufff like that in his campaign announcement, the one he thoughtfully posted on YouTube:
In order to become the Boston that we know we can be, we have to be willing to face our problems head on, and be willing to be bold, innovative, creative. And we need to talk. We need to talk about what it would mean to go back to an elected school committee. At a time when our schools are facing the largest budget shortfall they've ever seen, we have to question whether an appointed school committee--appointed solely by the mayor--can truly be the educational advocates we need them to be.
Now, yes, technically, Yoon did not say "Elected School Committee. Let's get one. Now." But he sure sounds like that's the direction he's fancying.
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He said question, so Im
He said question, so Im willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on that... Problem is he is trying to be Obama again, making it sound like he is on all three sides at once. He cant do that, not on issues like schooling, one thing that gets parents moving is when you mention anything involving a school.
Education. Boston Public Libraries. School libraries.
Education in Boston includes our libraries. Our public libraries and school libraries. Consider the lack in what should be a universal service involving the OverDrive player for ebooks at Boston Public Library.
Sam Yoon and the School Committee
I think a robust discussion is a good place to start when thinking about the Boston Public Schools. I would like to hear different perspectives on elected and appointed members. I applaud Sam for paving the way to having this conversation.