I think we are in strong agreement about the board going way outside the bounds of their job description and acting like they’re the great champions of the oppressed while making the city and schools more inhospitable to the populations they claim to be helping. Once we have a board that can stay in their lane and take responsibility for…
I think we are in strong agreement about the board going way outside the bounds of their job description and acting like they’re the great champions of the oppressed while making the city and schools more inhospitable to the populations they claim to be helping. Once we have a board that can stay in their lane and take responsibility for their own actions I’d be happy to grab a coffee and debate ideologies. Until then, I’m happy to focus on electing a board that won’t hemorrhage money, students, and faculty.
I am going to make a post on this soon - by far - the biggest challenge I've encountered in local politics is this question: in a highly technocratic liberal society - what is the right level of interaction between elected officials and technocratic staffers? What comprises a "lane" for someone who is elected and can't be fired? What types of problems are acceptable for them to deviate from the lane? What if staffers they appoint suck? I think this is a much harder question than people appreciate and it is rampant across all levels of evanston government.
I think if they had the same goals, ideals and ‘dreams’ but were actually good at their jobs I wouldn’t care. The role of a school board is probably pretty vague and leaves a lot of freedom for varied agendas but again, you have to actually be good at your job.
I think we are in strong agreement about the board going way outside the bounds of their job description and acting like they’re the great champions of the oppressed while making the city and schools more inhospitable to the populations they claim to be helping. Once we have a board that can stay in their lane and take responsibility for their own actions I’d be happy to grab a coffee and debate ideologies. Until then, I’m happy to focus on electing a board that won’t hemorrhage money, students, and faculty.
I am going to make a post on this soon - by far - the biggest challenge I've encountered in local politics is this question: in a highly technocratic liberal society - what is the right level of interaction between elected officials and technocratic staffers? What comprises a "lane" for someone who is elected and can't be fired? What types of problems are acceptable for them to deviate from the lane? What if staffers they appoint suck? I think this is a much harder question than people appreciate and it is rampant across all levels of evanston government.
I think if they had the same goals, ideals and ‘dreams’ but were actually good at their jobs I wouldn’t care. The role of a school board is probably pretty vague and leaves a lot of freedom for varied agendas but again, you have to actually be good at your job.