Nancy Grasmick reappointment
With the legislature and the governor both determined to get rid of state school superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick, what motivates her to stay? Why would she decide to stay working under a state school board which is likely to oppose some of her policies and make her life difficult?
A source of mine suggested that if legislative leaders had approached state board president Dunbar Brooks behind closed doors, they might have been able to persuade him to get his board to postpone the decision until after July 1. After all, the state board really doesn't want a fight with the legislature. But instead, legislative leaders chose to make a public statement threatening the board. After that, the source said, the board had no choice but to stand up for itself and its role as the body that dictates education policy in the state.
What do you think? Is there any room for a graceful way out of this situation? Do you want Grasmick to resign? What difference would it make to the average school if the governor or the legislature hired the superintendent?
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What difference does it make here in Baltimore who the superintendent of schools for the STATE is? The cultural differences between the counties and the City are too great. Are Howard County's schools better than Baltimore City's because of anything that Nancy Grasmick did? I doubt it.
The argument between O'Malley and Grasmick is over our Baltimore City schools and there will not be any improvement here until the students have parents who care about them and their education.
Good luck to whoever gets the job.
Posted by: pgp | December 13, 2007 9:29 PM
A graceful way out - Health issues, time with family, whatever. Just leave, NOW.
Do I want Grasmick to resign? More than world peace and a solution to global warming.
Why does she stay? "To save all the poor little black babies." Her words not mine. She's a control freak and thinks she is more capable than I am of raising the child God gave ME. She won't quit until her socialist/communist agenda is realized. In the meantime, ALL Maryland's children and families suffer.
Difference if gov/legis hired super? They would finally be forced to become informed on ed issues, have an education platform and take ed issues off the back burner. They would be forced to listen more to the voters and less to NEA propaganda and teacher$ union$. Better yet, abolish the state (and national) school board and return the power and accountability to the people via publicly elected school boards.
Posted by: pita | December 14, 2007 10:36 AM
I agree wholeheartedly with the comments above (pgp and pita). They are right on.
Posted by: Dennis Sirman | December 14, 2007 10:01 PM