dtj,
tell me....do you work for the gov's ofc????

I am baffled and none of you people seem to get it. This event was NOT a political event.

Ms. Pagano apparently is trying and succeeding in diverting attention from the true purpose of this function.. I repeat this was not about Dr. Epps, Healy, Steve Fulop, or any of the board members.

Did Ms. Pagano really attend? And if she did, was it with an open mind or with solutions as Mr. Waterman challenged everyone to bring?

What I and many others saw at this forum were several concerned people, including politicians (though they left too early) come together for the purpose of brainstorming education solutions for the children of JC.

There was even a little Q&A afterwards.

For anyone to see different, they must have come in with rose colored glasses. Always one in the bunch, I guess.

May 10th.

On another note, i hope all losing boe candidates show their true concern by staying involved one way or another.

That's why Vidya- 7A- should get your vote. And Nabil Youssef

incredible! the fulop team appears to be very over confident, writing off Ms. Gangadin.

to them, this is not an election but their annointment.

go Ms. Gangadin and please win and shut these people up.

Don't know who Dan Levin is and can't understand why there is so much talk about him but I will say this: there is an obvious bias with the majority of posters being fulop supporters. Good thing there are other people that don't follow him blindly and vote for his candidates just because he says so.
Also, I dont see commercials and literature with Dan Levin's name all over it for who he is supporting.

Just dont walk too close to fulop's candidates....you may end up getting tangled in their string.

what epps should have said was the HE is the community's worst enemy.

a do nothing superintendent that has presided over mass failure for over 11 years and has directly contributed to the increase in gang numbers and under age street urchins. who could care less about these so called "bad girls" or boys in the school system but only his kingdom and closest confidants.

guess i hit a nerve, eh paulbellan-boyer and bright moment?

though i don't know ms gangadin well, i know she will be a good boe member for several reasons, one being, she is not a product of your machine or someone's puppet.

and though she is not "my candidate" i and many others will be voting for her.

my opinion is strictly my opinion.

one thing is certain, I speak independently and NOT with one brain using the company line like the rest of you stepford wives.

many of the posters here on jclist seem to think that the "mayor in waiting" backed candidates are strong. this is your right and maybe they are. but what is strong?

is it because the councilman is well known (downtown) and ward e people will vote for a pigeon if he endorsed it?

or is it because one of them is a relative unknown from the city of newark (the same city that boasts vouchers) , whose profession is to lock up youths and who speaks very well but on what real issues that affect our schools? that knows absolutely nothing about jersey city and its schools except what is being forced fed. has this person seen in the inside of any school other than a campaign forum? where is the substance? is this what makes a strong candidate?

or is it because another one of them, who hails from ward f though, is not known there by many? that is also a very good speaker but seemly has little appeal with many in her own community. that has a profession that is still unclear? that has been more of charter school parent and advocate in the city of hoboken than anything done in jc? does this person truly know the problems that plague our schools or the school in another town? where is the substance? is this what makes a strong candidate?

or that the 3rd person on the ticket is a 15 -20yr vet of the boe who has just as much claim to FAILURE as mr. epps himself, if not more? what does this person have to show for all of the years spent on the boe? where is the accountabilty? is this what makes a strong candidate?

or is that the teacher's union endorsed all 3 of fulop's candidates without the benefit of interviewing or meeting with any of the other 7 candidates which I understand has been a standing process. is this what makes them strong candidates because of this group's sudden clairvoyance
or is it that some of our fabulous tabloids have seen fit to only give print to the anointed ones.
Just wondering!!
Vote Gangadin & Yousef! Go for what you know

wbcotter,
interesting how you chose to focus on one of the many aspects of what makes ms. gangadin not just a very good candidate but possibly the best.

what have you to say about the fact that she is a parent of 4, first and has been involved in all of her children's schools before she decided to run for the boe.

that she joined the citywide parents advisory group to keep abreast and relay to other parents and community people, the happenings of the boe

that she decided to run for vp of her pta, and be part of other ptas (38 school) when there are more parents choosing NOT to get involved.

that she joined with other members of pto/pta to become bigger partners with the boe, in pushing across achievement for all children, because there is strength in numbers.

that she has been ever-present and didn't appear out of nowhere.

that she advocates strictly for traditional public schools and has no other agenda or thought processes elsewhere.

that she is independent and no one would wonder or speculate as to why or for whose best interest she voted, if she were elected.

as a parent of a child in #27 school, I find these particular traits much more appealing to what we parents need not just in a candidate for the boe but a boe member.

we parents need someone that can feel our pain, associate with the issues that we all face with this administration and has access to fix these issues. not "appointed" people with great jobs and unrelated backgrounds and unknown agendas, who speak well yet don't resonate with the most affected people in this election.....PARENTS.

GO VIDYA!!!!!

Vidya,
I wish you the best of luck. I am certain you will be great addition to the BOE and become an asset to the future success of our children.

holdon,
why do you call Jayson Burg scary? I dont find him scary at all.

And i think there are some good candidates in the bunch.

Scoop? Why is she (Vidya G) now participating in the democratic process?

Good question! But shouldn't this question apply to everyone? With reference to Fulop's slate except Sue Mack who is currently a board member, has Marvin or Carol been involved in the democratic process prior to now? Or any of the others running?

I have never heard of any of these people running but I will say this: I have a child in school #27 and can appreciate anyone who is running and have children in public schools. It makes me feel as if they can sympathize with me. Can't put a price on that.