But Tim Burgess, left, and Mike O’Brien, right, disagree on what to do about the problem.

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Will Burgess's Universal Pre-K benefit charter schools? What is Burgess's position on charter schools? Burgess refused to take a position on I 1240.

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Also, the Pre-K program is "a good thing" but it does nothing to solve the school district's space problem (not enough class rooms for the thousand new students per year).
3
Burgess is a man with a plan and woe to anyone who tries to persuade him that there are other issues and/or he could be mistaken about priorities.

He refused to take a stand on charter schools, repeatedly. Here was an issue that directly affects the schoolchildren in Seattle and yet, not a peep.

And yet, Pre-K? He's all over that. It's interesting because at a press event for this initiative, Murray called Burgess "the godfather of Pre-K." Don't think Burgess liked that term.

(Also, media has GOT to understand that Pre-K and preschool are NOT interchangeable in this discussion of universal pre-K in Seattle. To make it easier to understand, preschool is really learning through play while pre-K is much more tightly run through a specific curriculum.)

Burgess is very rigid in his thinking and will just steamroll almost anyone if he thinks he can. Obviously, he thinks he can with O'Brien.
4
Can we just "free"(lol) pre k what it really is: its free child care for poor people....

stop with fake bs and be honest.
5
Seattle is a sick city, this is just another symptom on public display, one of many.

This article, however, may represent a step towards a cure.
6
Pre k is a good thing, but Burgess needs to show his hand. Does Burgess plan on providing funds to charter school operators for pre K? My guess: Yes.
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timmy has got a lot of wealthy friends. He likes money, simple.
8
There is only one solution: Run Dominic Holden for City Council!
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O'Brien needs to grow a spine. Burgess challenged him to a political battle and he just cries and whimpers. If can't get five Council votes for his proposal, it wasn't going to get on the ballot this year anyway.
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What does this have to do with Charter Schools?
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@8: I like your thinking! Dominic?
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Burgess is a complete hack. Always was, always will be.

O'Brien is like that old line about Montana: "There's no there there." Half the time he looks and acts like he's loaded, but you can't have substance abuse where there's no substance.

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