On 5/18/04 9:46 AM, "Michael Atherton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also find it curious that Sharon Henry-Blythe was snubbed. > Wasn't she previously endorsed by the DFL? What changed? > > From my perspective the majority of her tenure was marked > by conformity to the party line and "consensus building." > But that appears to have changed recently as she as become > more concerned about actually doing something about the > achievement gap. Even her innocuous comments about the > injustice of the status quo seem to have been enough to > withhold a party endorsement.
Well, I'm not a DFL member and so I wasn't at their convention, but I do have a theory as to why Sharon Henry-Blythe was not endorsed. In the past several months, the Minneapolis School Board has brought upon itself a pair of public relations disasters with regards to hiring a new superintendent and possibly closing schools. Both of these have probably led a lot of people to believe that the School Board lacks communication skills and/or wasn't particularly interested in seeking community approval for their plans. Sharon Henry-Blythe currently serves as chair of the School Board. I realize this isn't as compelling as conspiracy theories about PELRA or achievement gaps, but could her lack of support simply be a matter of holding elected officials accountable? Maybe delegates just didn't think she was doing a very good job... Mark Snyder Windom Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
