“Training Citizens, Not Politicians:” Virginia School Board Candidate Enacts Change

“I’m afraid of what we’ve done here.”

That’s how a long-time liberal incumbent of the Loudoun County School Board in Virginia reacted to the decision to scale back this year’s bloated education budget. And what strikes fear into the heart of this long time big spender? A team of fresh, newly elected conservative members, led by the board’s Vice Chair, freshman member Jill Turgeon.

Just four months ago, Jill’s normal day consisted of teaching in a public school, then knocking doors every afternoon for her school board campaign. Now, she’s leading the charge to rein in unnecessary spending by slashing $13 million from the county’s exorbitant education budget. Even nationally syndicated talk radio host—and fellow Loudoun County resident—Mark Levin took notice of Jill’s work, and praised the new school board members on his radio show last week.

“What we’re doing is unheard of,” Jill says. “Our biggest issue this year is the status quo. There is a difference of philosophy among members of the board. Some members believe that they are representatives of the schools to the people. I believe that I am a representative of the taxpayers to the schools.”

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