Thread by @TheRealHoarse

Broad also established The Broad Academy which churned out a string of disastrous, incompetent public education administrators who wreaked havoc on large public school districts.

And while everyone is praising Broad, his Academy’s model was somewhere between ignorant and racist.

https://twitter.com/reuters/status/1388473275991216129

Broad’s attempts to hijack control of public ed. by churning out unqualified disciples was nothing short of an unmitigated disaster for city after city.

Yeah, sorry, let’s not anoint a rich guy for being a patron of the arts while also doing harm to disadvantaged schools.

Oof, haven’t thought about this in years. Totally brought back the pitched, vitriolic battle in my town over his disciple’s “improvements.”

At one pt, thanks to Broad’s “teach to the test” obsession with standardized testing, my son had six straight periods of math and English.

...as a 3rd grader.

Six of seven periods. English and Math. All other subjects down to one period. No recess until the last period of the day. It was a disaster.

Broad’s educational ideas were a White Savior Deluxe: Well intentioned racist ignorance mistaken for enlightenment.

Broad churned out administrators entirely adversarial toward teachers.

The failed Broadie superintendent in my district literally hired a security firm to sneak into schools in the dead of night to spy on teachers’ electronic communications.

The guy did major damage in pub. ed.