Mick Zais Issues Statement On Reelection Decision
State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais today issued an announcement regarding his candidacy forYou must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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Issues a statement? You meant epistle…
2016 House RINO Hopeful. Culmination my AZZ
Sorry Frank you’re dead wrong here – Zais is the one guy who won’t use the Sup position to go after another “gubamint” job.
Please see my retraction via hoof in mouth on another Zais thread. We’ll see. Meh
So many RINO’s, who can keep track of them all.
He was planning to make it into that SCRS vesting (and triple dipping) by serving 2 terms, but probably just wasn’t interested enough to show up for work most days.
Pytel may be right. The legislature is a part time gig and he could work on that state sponsored legislative retirement.
He is a smart man and probably studied the SCRS and realizes that it is not a safe bet to count on that system. My boss says they are going to have to raise contribution rates again and the thing is getting worse not better.
Thank God kelly payne didn’t win this seat!!!!!!!! I hope the slut runs for it again, so we can add another inevitable loss to her life.
A fluff, narcissistic piece of self-love from a politician/general to himself.
He list the “accomplishments” of the Education system as if they were his when clearly no one person can have that affect in less than 3 years. (significant changes in statewide scores, for instance, takes years, if not decades, to change in a meaningful manner)
He used the words “my or I” 20 times before I stopped counting.
Another self-interested blowhard politician.
Good bye, Mr. “I love me,” goodbye.
I am so glad to see this egomaniac step down. Regardless of the pap he puts out on himself, he has been a detriment to moving us forward. He is no leader. A leader builds coalitions, inspires, listens to others, builds goals and motivates others to achieve them. I guarantee you, all those in education will be happy to see him go. Worst Superintendent we have had in modern history. He is mindlessly anti-government when government has been his primary source of income and retirement benefits all his life. That is the ultimate hypocrisy. He is not running because 1. he still has a huge campaign debt from last time that he can’t convince donors to help pay off and 2. it is obvious he would have to borrow even more money to run when it is very doubtful he could win. The education establishment, right or wrong, will not vote for him. That block can clearly defeat him. So salve your ego any way you want, Mr. Zais. The important thing is that you are gone!
Zais is an empty old fart bag blowing in the wind
All the vicious vindictiveness that is and will be expressed on this section of the board toward Dr. Zais will not change the fact that he is right about the tattered, shameful school system and its advocates that he has been fighting for over three years. The wickedness and selfishness of the teachers’ associations, the pitiable politification of the school boards in the several counties, and the idiocy of the school laws themselves are destructive. South Carolina will NEVER excel in education until those who run it are hounded from their posts and a rational system of real education is put in its place.
but what did Zais do about it? nothing. he’s been asleep at the wheel since being elected. and how does citing a bunch of bogus accomplishments under his tenure prove that the status quo is intolerable?
His first year, he tried to end most of the practices that were destructive, but got steamrollered by several so-called conservative Republicans from the Santee and every Democrat in the Legislature. After that, it was one brush fire after another. Now, he knows the truth about “education” in South Carolina. He did not set out to be gardener to the status quo.. but the State is not ready for the real solution.
“The on-time graduation rate is at its highest level since 2004 – 77.5%.”
………a bogus stat like this means it has obviously declined since 2003
The state’s average ACT score is at its highest level ever. And the
gap between South Carolina and the national average has never been
narrower.
………the ACT was only instated a few years ago.
The Class of 2013 earned $1.15 billion college scholarships – a new record.
…….. ever heard of inflation? and those $$$ have never been worth less for tuition.
this idiot has no recollection of why he ran for superintendent. if he resigned today at least we would have somebody directing the dept of ed.