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Ashmaele  Title: Pastor of Muppets
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Registered: 2002-1-15 08:30:50
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Phlegm573 posted:
The quality of schools in this town is wildly variable.
Are schools funded by property taxes where you live?
I know there is rampant criticism by the teaching community here of the way schools are funded, which is primarily by property tax receipts. This method ensures that schools in the "rich section" will pretty much always be better than "poor" schools because property tax receipts in the poorer areas tend to be much lower.
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Brother_Tempus  Title: Patriot
Posts: 985
Registered: 2001-1-9 08:07:00
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Date Posted:
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
ineenia posted:
Bonzoboy1 posted:
Art, music and sports should be the parents responsibility, we can't afford it anymore.
We could easily afford music and sports in schools if business owners like yourself would quit cheating on their taxes and/or abusing the tax code
your advocation of theft as the solution to fund a service that is broke and inefficient is very disturbing. Especially, in light, of private schools providing the sane service and making a profit without compromising the quality of service
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Tych2 Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar
Posts: 2,511
Registered: 2005-3-1 06:56:47
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:01am
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Ashmaele posted:
Phlegm573 posted:
The quality of schools in this town is wildly variable.
Are schools funded by property taxes where you live?
I know there is rampant criticism by the teaching community here of the way schools are funded, which is primarily by property tax receipts. This method ensures that schools in the "rich section" will pretty much always be better than "poor" schools because property tax receipts in the poorer areas tend to be much lower.
They REALLY need to change how schools are funded. Property tax has to be one of the most horrible ways to do it.
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Brother_Tempus Title: Patriot
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Registered: 2001-1-9 08:07:00
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Date Posted:
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
AzureTyger posted:
Politicians have really made a mess out of public education. The state of management in most school systems is just mind-numbingly awful.
This is the inevitable consequence of government getting involved in a private sector service. It becomes a political football to capture and control at the cost of profitability and quality of the service
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Tych2 Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar
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Registered: 2005-3-1 06:56:47
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
ineenia posted:
We could easily afford music and sports in schools if business owners like yourself would quit cheating on their taxes and/or abusing the tax code.
It's not cheating if you follow the rules and laws.
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Z-Elder Posts: 671
Registered: 2002-3-15 13:58:39
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Date Posted:
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
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Bjorvald  Posts: 334
Registered: 2002-4-5 20:51:00
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:01am
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
ineenia posted:
Bonzoboy1 posted:
Art, music and sports should be the parents responsibility, we can't afford it anymore.
We could easily afford music and sports in schools if business owners like yourself would quit cheating on their taxes and/or abusing the tax code.It erks me that you think it is perfectly ok for us to pay for a meal for you and your wife that you are more than capable of paying for,but money to teach kids an art or a sport "oh we need to cut back there,can't afford that!"(probably said with large chunks of tax payer funded food in between his teeth)..very douchy !
We had music, sports, art, debate, etc, etc, growing up. And we spent about half what we spend now, per pupil after inflation.
The problem ISN'T a lack of money. It's how the money is being pissed away.
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Sin_of_Onin Posts: 1,307
Registered: 2005-6-29 08:21:12
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:01am
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Testing is great if done right. Education should be like leveling up where a student gets to the next level once they master the preceeding level. Learning should be about challenging yourself. There are a lot of ways to test capacity.
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Yukishiro1 Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:01am
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Tych2 posted:
Ashmaele posted:
Phlegm573 posted:
The quality of schools in this town is wildly variable.
Are schools funded by property taxes where you live?
I know there is rampant criticism by the teaching community here of the way schools are funded, which is primarily by property tax receipts. This method ensures that schools in the "rich section" will pretty much always be better than "poor" schools because property tax receipts in the poorer areas tend to be much lower.
They REALLY need to change how schools are funded. Property tax has to be one of the most horrible ways to do it.
It is a scandal how many public schools are still funded based on the wealth of the district. But even when you fix that - like in CA - it doesn't change all that much. We have state-wide funding in CA now and schools in poor neighborhoods still suck and schools in rich neighborhoods are still good.
Part of it is that districts reacted by just lowering their property taxes and doing "charity" drives instead. But most of it is that money just isn't all that important to school quality. You need a certain amount per kid - probably about 5k per year- but beyond that money ceases to be terribly important (except for special ED, which has ballooned into a huge expense for many districts, especially poor ones).
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Yukishiro1 Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
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Date Posted:
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Bjorvald posted:
We had music, sports, art, debate, etc, etc, growing up. And we spent about half what we spend now, per pupil after inflation.
The problem ISN'T a lack of money. It's how the money is being pissed away.
Where do you think the money is being pissed away?
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