Comments on: After sales tax defeat schools already scheming http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/06/04/after-sales-tax-defeat-schools-already-scheming/ The Unpredictable Union of Pragmatism, Idealism, and Cynicism Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:22:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Reactionary http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/06/04/after-sales-tax-defeat-schools-already-scheming/#comment-29422 Reactionary Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:04:45 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1631#comment-29422 David Prather editorialized "How schools can get more tax money": http://www.al.com/opinion/huntsvilletimes/dprather.ssf?/base/opinion/1212570960146080.xml&coll=1 I don't usually agree with Prather, but I think he is mostly right this time: voters don't trust the school leadership. "Questions are being raised by people who strongly support public education about staffing levels and efficiency and the difficulty of keeping good teachers and getting rid of bad ones." I don't agree with his proposal to merge the three school systems (Madison County, Huntsville City, Madison City), since that smacks of Metro Government - which I don't support. If you don't think school officials are responsive now, try giving them more power and less accountability... I do agree with his proposal for Tenure reform. I've had to deal with bad teachers who were immune to discipline. I also agree with his point about communications: "isn't it amazing that education should have a communication problem". David Prather editorialized “How schools can get more tax money”:

http://www.al.com/opinion/huntsvilletimes/dprather.ssf?/base/opinion/1212570960146080.xml&coll=1

I don’t usually agree with Prather, but I think he is mostly right this time: voters don’t trust the school leadership.

“Questions are being raised by people who strongly support public education about staffing levels and efficiency and the difficulty of keeping good teachers and getting rid of bad ones.”

I don’t agree with his proposal to merge the three school systems (Madison County, Huntsville City, Madison City), since that smacks of Metro Government - which I don’t support. If you don’t think school officials are responsive now, try giving them more power and less accountability…

I do agree with his proposal for Tenure reform. I’ve had to deal with bad teachers who were immune to discipline.

I also agree with his point about communications: “isn’t it amazing that education should have a communication problem”.

]]> By: wayne http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/06/04/after-sales-tax-defeat-schools-already-scheming/#comment-29414 wayne Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:43:39 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1631#comment-29414 "They have distressing tendency to make schools less attractive," That's why you put them in the back. They can learn all the propaganda in a trailer as well as a mansion. “They have distressing tendency to make schools less attractive,” That’s why you put them in the back.

They can learn all the propaganda in a trailer as well as a mansion.

]]> By: walt moffett http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/06/04/after-sales-tax-defeat-schools-already-scheming/#comment-29365 walt moffett Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:53:35 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1631#comment-29365 What's wrong with portables? They have distressing tendency to make schools less attractive, which affects real estate sales, and cascade thru the rapids of decreased realty/mortgage commissions, to arrive at the shoals of decreased property values and tax revenue. What’s wrong with portables? They have distressing tendency to make schools less attractive, which affects real estate sales, and cascade thru the rapids of decreased realty/mortgage commissions, to arrive at the shoals of decreased property values and tax revenue.

]]> By: Brian http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/06/04/after-sales-tax-defeat-schools-already-scheming/#comment-29340 Brian Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:41:28 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1631#comment-29340 You can't expect children to learn in a non-permanent structure, now can you? :) You can’t expect children to learn in a non-permanent structure, now can you? :)

]]> By: wayne http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/06/04/after-sales-tax-defeat-schools-already-scheming/#comment-29335 wayne Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:45:25 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1631#comment-29335 What is wrong with portables? What is wrong with portables?

]]> By: Reactionary http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/06/04/after-sales-tax-defeat-schools-already-scheming/#comment-29314 Reactionary Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:35:34 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1631#comment-29314 BTW, I drove by the Mt. Carmel Elementary School polling place yesterday and saw a banner: "Get our Kids out of Modular Rooms Please Vote FOR 1 / 2 Penny School Funds Referendum (from the PTA)" The banner was posted on the school fence by the entrance. BTW, I drove by the Mt. Carmel Elementary School polling place yesterday and saw a banner:

“Get our Kids out of Modular Rooms
Please Vote FOR 1 / 2 Penny School Funds Referendum
(from the PTA)”

The banner was posted on the school fence by the entrance.

]]> By: Reactionary http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/06/04/after-sales-tax-defeat-schools-already-scheming/#comment-29313 Reactionary Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:31:19 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1631#comment-29313 Remember that the Sales Tax in the County is 5 1/2%, compared to 8% in HSV and Madison. The County could also raise their own Sales Taxes. Remember that the Sales Tax in the County is 5 1/2%, compared to 8% in HSV and Madison.

The County could also raise their own Sales Taxes.

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