Endorsement exaggeration
In the Baltimore Jewish Times last week, state Sen. Lisa Gladden was quoted about why she's endorsing Sheila Dixon in the city's mayoral race.
"She wanted a change in the schools, she wanted to recapture some of the glory of the system she attended and graduated from," Gladden was quoted as saying. "She found and hired a dynamic leader (Andres Alonso, Baltimore City Public Schools CEO). She could have played it safe.... But she didn't hesitate and that speaks volumes about her ability to lead."
Um, not exactly. It was actually the Baltimore school board that recruited and hired Alonso. In fact, Dixon stated publicly that she wanted to be a part of the process to find a new schools CEO, but until the week of Alonso's appointment, she was kept out of the loop. School officials said Dixon was the only person besides the board members who met Alonso before his appointment was made public in June, but at that point, his hiring was already a done deal.
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Since the Baltimore City school system has a dynamic leader and is headed to glory, why hasn't Dixon taken her kids out of private schools, and enrolled them into BCPS?
Posted by: Lisa | September 6, 2007 3:54 PM
Lisa Gladden is a political opportunist who says and does things constantly without thinking them through. Remember her "party trumps race" statement last year? From what I've seen of her as a senator, Lisa doesn't have good judgment. She resorts to hyperbole "lies"to endorse a non-education friendly candidate for mayor such as Sheila Dixon.
I'm not voting for Sheila Dixon. Jill Carter has been a much better education advocate than any of the other politicians including Dixon and Gladden. She's sponsored legislation, negotiated for more resources with the governor, opposed ill-conceived school closings through not just verbal opposition, but by going to court to stop them. Jill has advocated to democratize the school board by making it elected instead of all appointed. I am certain that neither Dixon nor Gladden have taken or assisted with any of these actions regarding these major education issues.
I'm voting for Jill Carter for mayor because I really want to give the children a future.
Posted by: Charles | September 6, 2007 5:44 PM