State Board of EducationWard 3, District of Columbia

Goulet

Wesolowski

Goulet

The incumbent and former District budget director is pursuing school-nurse staffing, kindergarten flexibility and Ward 3 pre-K; the central question is whether legislative advocacy can deliver those changes within tighter budgets.

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Wesolowski

A public-school parent and health-policy professional campaigning on full-length novels, accountability and family input; the central question is how his parent advocacy would translate into decisions affecting every DC school.

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Goulet

1. Continue pressing the Council to advance school-nurse legislation B26-97 through the working group he announced; passage and staffing funds would require action outside the Board.

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2. Pursue kindergarten enrollment flexibility through B26-706 and the working group he announced; the Board alone could not enact the statutory change.

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3. Press to add pre-K in Ward 3, extending his stated unfinished agenda; families would still depend on DCPS planning, available space and funding rather than a Board directive.

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Wesolowski

1. Press for full-length novels in middle-school English, extending his public argument about concentration and reading stamina; the Board sets standards but does not choose DCPS classroom materials.

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2. Seek a dedicated SBOE AI specialist and evaluation of classroom technology for effectiveness, privacy and academic integrity; staffing and operational changes would require resources and cooperation from school authorities.

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3. Press for one full-time nurse in every school and interim improvements to the cluster model; Ward 3 families would benefit only if health agencies secure staff and funding.

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Goulet

In this nonpartisan contest, he has publicly sided with the mayor and chief financial officer on preserving budget reserves while criticizing the Council's approach; that documents a local policy disagreement.

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Wesolowski

He reports Washington Teachers' Union support and promises to work with it on school resources; that establishes an educator-union alliance, while these sources establish no partisan voting record.

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Goulet

He combines District budgeting experience with named legislative proposals and a reported Board resolution on full-length novels, offering voters specific work to track rather than only general education goals.

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Wesolowski

His campaign began with a concrete curriculum concern and includes public writing, Council testimony and school advisory service, giving families a documented route from a classroom problem to public advocacy.

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Goulet

His staffing and pre-K ambitions require spending beyond the Board's control, while he also urges preserving budget reserves; the record does not explain which commitments would come first if funds fall short.

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Wesolowski

His proposed AI specialist and expanded Board oversight require resources and authority he would have to secure elsewhere; the platform does not specify their cost or how he would win those changes.

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Goulet

What funded timetable would turn B26-97, B26-706 and Ward 3 pre-K advocacy into changes families can use?

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Wesolowski

Which citywide oversight change would he seek first, and how would he fund the proposed AI specialist without reducing other Board capacity?

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