Dranesville School Board Candidates Display Sharp Differences at Great Falls Forum
Jane Strauss vs. Louise Epstein
Sharp differences and words erupted during a forum this week with the school board candidates running for the Dranesville school board seat — incumbent Jane Strauss and challenger Louise Epstein, a long-time parent advocate. The two clashed most directly over how the school board should allocate teachers between the schools in the richest part of the county and the rest of the county. Epstein also had sharp words about Strauss' 18-year tenure on the board. "This year you have a choice between two very different candidates," Epstein told the crowd of nearly 100 gathered in The Grange, the meeting hall in Great Falls. The Fairfax County School Board allocates teachers based on a needs formula. That formula starts with 26.25 students per …
jody bennett
9:07 pm on Saturday, November 5, 2011
Bob, this is what Strauss's $10,000 consultant had to say about Full Day Kindergarten. Earlier comments by Geller: “We realize that the economy has collapsed and that there are budgetary constraints,” Geller said. “We do not view a full-day kindergarten as a supplement. It is not an enrichment program this is a basic right.” And another quote: “This is not an enrichment program,” she said of full… more ›