Comments on: Public Wants Promised Education Override Results

By: Kids Win

Kids Win — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 23:28:22 +0000

Ok Mike! I expect a full report in 5 years!! Keep the microscope handy and good luck!

By: Mike Schroeder

Mike Schroeder — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 22:31:26 +0000

Dear “Kids Win”. If you took the dozens of phone calls I did from parents who are disgusted with the school district, their inability to challenge the kids or offer diverse opportunities other than marching them down the college route as “Common Core” is designed to do, then your responses may be a shade different. Enrollment down? Yes. Many parents going to Charter Schools. They have better “A” ratings and actually seem to do a better job.

And the calls from retired teachers, who could not say anything for fear of losing their jobs at the time were also eye opening. Mismanagement of resources, curriculum(s) that were abandoned that the kids really liked all for the purposes of furthering an objective that is resulting in 65% of our kids dropping out of college. What ARE we teaching them?

The vote “NO” folks have not gone away, we are watching the results. We have paid attention. We have public accessible test scores showing the poor performance that IS documented by the state should anyone care to look. We will track against that, and when this comes up again, we shall see if the kids are better off or not. As it is a proven fact that for the 50 years that putting more money introduction is not making our kids smarter, in fact we have lost ground.

So I ask you, is it the “YES” WIN you are excited about, or the fact that the kids are the ones getting the raw deal. The “NO” people will be the school districts greatest supporters IF the district can show that they can improve results and at the same time cut costs through efficiencies like other districts seem to do withOUT an override.

By the way…I have never heard of a mother naming her baby “Kids Win”. That’s a new one on me.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 16:19:21 +0000

This is a perfect example of why they always have voting at odd times, to make sure most of these bonds pass. The administration will as always get a good raise as usual while the teaches, who deserve it get the crumbs. We keep hearing more money means better educated children but then again Detroit and Washington D.C. have the highest paid system and the lowest results. As the system goes it will continue until there is no more left to drain from the tax payers and we see it from cities going bankrupt and this is just the beginning.

By: Dale

Dale — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:32:52 +0000

As usual, the liberals in charge of the School District are successful by using half-truths and out-and-out lies to reach their goal of stiffing the property owners out of more of their hard-earned money so that the District can continue spending beyond their means. Come on, “Kids Win”, how about using your real name instead of hiding behind the kids…………….again!!! Is it: Kids Win, aka Mr. Richardson?

By: Kids Win

Kids Win — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:33:30 +0000

Sounds like some on the losing end of the override election need a fresh bottle to suck on!! Suck it up and move along, there a new issue down the road you can be on the wrong side of once again!!

By: sharlett

sharlett — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 01:31:52 +0000

HA- HA -HA J Rick………..nothing better to post? Hey a loss is a LOST cause. If ya really cared about the override you would have been on the corner with your own signs saying VOTE NO that negated what Zach (chair of the school district) and Lykens (the super duper superintendent of same) and all those precious little kids who were promised pizza after their hard work!

By: Nancy Baer

Nancy Baer — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:29:02 +0000

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By: J. Rick Normand

J. Rick Normand — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 05:06:55 +0000

Where are the expected rebuttals from Daniel J. Sullivan, MD, JD and Angela LeFevre?

By: Mary Ives Middleton

Mary Ives Middleton — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 01:26:41 +0000

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