Wake County Commissioner candidate Jack Nichols is making a direct effort to link incumbent Paul Coble to the student assignment controversy on the school board.
In this new campaign mailer, Nichols calls Coble, the GOP candidate, "Commissioner NO!" One example he cites is on education.
Nichols, the Democrat, says Coble "supports School Board's rash approach to student assignment and opposes impact fees on new growth to pay for school construction so property taxes can be kept in existing classrooms."
In contrast, the mailer says that Nichols is:
"An original sponsor of teacher pay supplements, Jack values magnet schools, and supports finding a third way on student assignment based on data and building consensus so we can focus on student achievement."
Nichols also notes his endorsements from Wake NCAE and three former Wake schools superintendents. While not named in the ad, they're Del Burns, Bill McNeal and Bob Bridges.
Comments
Jack Nichols is just another
Sat, 10/30/2010 - 08:01 — woodstockJack Nichols is just another left wing extremist/socialist. And he does not understand anything about education. We will NEVER raise achievement in a meaningful way until we address what is wrong with a community or neighborhood that cannot sufficiently support a school for their children and get the right resources in place where they are needed. All we've done for decades is disguise the problem. We could pick an assignment plan out of a hat and if we don't not make systemic changes that matter in terms of the real challenges poor families face, the same kids will succeed and the same kids will fail. In Wake County, we've relied on forced busing for 40 years; where is the improvement? There is none. In fact, the achievement level of poor and minority kids -- especially black males -- has steadily declined.
Where are his extemist buddies Mayor Meeker and Harvey Schmitt on addressing the economic challenges in their beloved "inside-the-belt-line?" They'd rather bitch and moan about Republicans and people "not from around here" than actually do some work that matters to their constituents.
Consensus
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 13:56 — Bob_SconceWhy is it that the diversty-policy supporters are all about 'consensus' now, but took a "my way or the highway" attitude prior to last year's election? Guaranteed that if they re-take control next year, all the 'consensus' talk will be out the window.
Bob, During last years
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 14:33 — WhalerCaneBob,
During last years elections all the candidates I worked with acknowleded issues with the prevous board and talked about consensus and were open to change, just not re-segreated schools. However, they were merely labled 'status quo' by those who with their own political agenda.
For what it's worth, I promise you that no matter what the outcome of future elections, 'consensus' talk will not be out the window from those of us who do want to stand up for public education, and prevent our schools from being a partisan football.
Didn't every one of the BoE
Sat, 10/30/2010 - 07:59 — woodstockDidn't every one of the BoE candidates you "worked with" lose by extremely large margins? Maybe it is because you are tone deaf...only your dwindling gang of comrades from the extreme left buy into your simpleton notion of resegregation. The vast majority of folks don't buy into your silly and offensive race hustling rhetoric. You are like the guy who tells fart jokes at a poetry reading and thinks he is being insightful. It is just nonsense.
Pretty massive gross oversimplication don't you think?
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 14:18 — Dove314Do you truly believe it is possible to go back to the diversity policy as it previously existed? Do you not recognize that regardless of all else that has been transpiring, all the polarization and more, that knowledge has been gained. Everyone in the country now knows that the WCPSS diversity policy was far from perfect in great detail from the Washington Post, the Atlantic Weekly, the NY Times, CNN, and more. The fiefdom of Chuck Delaney is now gone. A new supervisor is being recruited. While the assignment plan being developed by Tedesco and Malone is dead (for the moment), there is no going back to the diversity policy as it was. The only way forward is some middle ground that works to capture the best aspects of both sides of the debate and avoid the worst aspects of either side of the debate. To say otherwise at this point is more politics than reality.
Without a doubt. At the last
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 14:09 — CaryCurmudgeonWithout a doubt.
At the last board meeting, Kevin Hill laid out a methodical process for developing an assignment plan which was all about consensus-building. I suspect this would go back into the vault that it has been kept in (unused) for years if the majority shifts next election.
Jack Nichols is on the
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 13:28 — JoeTarheelJack Nichols is on the mark.
Paul Coble has been "mr. No" to anything with vision the entire time he has been in public office.
He was one of the two bafoons who basically fought against the Carolina Hurricanes coming to Raleigh. (the other being Fetzer). Of course, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum were front and center when the Hurricanes announced they were moving to Raleigh.
Coble lacks any vision. Its fine being 'frugal' at times. But when you have absolutely nothing constructive to offer ever, you simply become an obstructionist to progress.
So True About Mr. NO Coble
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 19:17 — jgegbgmgIf you were to watch the videos of commissioner's meetings when the last school board was in office all you can see Coble doing is frowning and whispering to his buddy Gurley - He seldom spoke when school issues were at hand but always voted against anything the previous board asked for - That's why Coble can be called MR. NO !!!! Plus, this is the same guy that on his TV commercials comments about how he has supported our schools - Wish he would tell us what he has really done to support our schools !!!!