From Parents of Christina, http://www.parentsofchristina.org/2013/10/sometimes-for-doe-silence-is-answer-of.html?showComment=1383758533518#c871259923039927943
Sometimes for the DOE Silence is the Answer of Choice
Sometimes the clearest answer someone can give is silence. After all when you ask a question that requires a straightforward response the lack of such a response speaks loud and clear.
In
researching the reach of for profit and
corporate back educational “reformers” have in Delaware I asked the following
question to senior staff of the Delaware Department of Education:
“I am doing a story on several companies closely affiliated with
the DOE, they are Wireless Generation, Smart Balanced Assessment Consortium,
OtisEd, and Double Line Partners(including affiliates). Have you
attended any social or professional event, seminar, presentation or training
sponsored by any of these organizations? If so do you know how your attendance
was paid for specifically?”
A straightforward question certainly. Here is a a partial list of
the people who were asked this question via email together with their response;
1. Mark
Murphy, Secretary of Education - SILENCE
2. David
Blowman Deputy Secrtary of Education - SILENCE
3. Susan
Haberstroh, Associate Secretarty of Education - SILENCE
4. Karen
Field Rogers, Associate Secretary of Education - SILENCE
5. Michael
Watson, Chief Academic Officer T&L - SILENCE
6. Keith
Sanders Chief Officer School Turnaround Unit - SILENCE
There were others of equal or lesser standing within the DDOE who
were asked the same questions and provided the same response, the list is too
long for a single commentary. As I said sometimes the answer that reveals the
most is silence.
Perhaps these people don’t read their emails, maybe a secretary
didn’t think it important enough to forward maybe..........
Harry
3 comments:
i wouldn't have answered them either. Time for FOIA.
Waiting for FOIA.
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