Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode Scot and Kevin talk to Brandee Marckmann of the San Francisco Education Alliance. We discuss London Breed's pick for a new school board president, charter school Administrator Phil Kim, and the district's push to close schools because of budget issues.
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Meet the new guy tasked with cleaning up the SF school district’s mess
https://sfstandard.com/2024/08/23/phil-kim-school-board-appointment-sfusd/
Breed’s new school-board appointee faces concern, opposition
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/education/phil-kim-appointment-to-sf-school-board-cues-staff-concern/article_30186150-657d-11ef-a26b-c33f20b80b07.html
Breed names gay education official Kim to SF school board
https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&id=335001
SF School Board President Resigns Ahead of Tense Season, Mayor Appoints Replacement
https://sfist.com/2024/08/23/sf-school-board-president-resigns-ahead-of-tense-season-mayor-appoints-replacement/
S.F. school board president abruptly resigns as city schools face yet another big challenge (might as well read Jill Tucker’s take)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sfusd-school-board-president-resigns-19715564.php
Great breakdown of school closure presentation from SF Education Alliance
https://www.sfeducationalliance.com/blog/dont-be-gaslit-on-school-closures
Matt Alexander website
https://www.mattalexandersf.org/about
Another great school closure breakdown
https://www.sfeducationalliance.com/blog/2eobsqv8a2mfj1e7d739c3em18h01u
Tearing down rural schools
https://barnraisingmedia.com/what-is-moms-for-liberty-the-dark-money-defunding-rural-schools/