Video: Education funding an ongoing Arizona, national topic read more
Funding for education is a big topic for this year's election and was discussed heavily during the first presidential debate of the season. In Arizona, a ballot measure, Proposition 204, would make permanent a current temporary one-cent sales tax and would gear the money specifically towards education. Cronkite News reporter Liz Kotalik has more on the story.
soricobob posted at 5:00 am on Mon, Oct 8, 2012.
I think funding of Charter Schools, as well as their District School counterparts, is a worthwhile debate to have. In light of yesterday's overwhelming two full page ads by a Charter School company (in the the EV Tribune) touting it's "traditional" education over it's competition. First, if advertising is the way to get kids to your school or send a message to community members, should we ask what should be advertised? Second, if you compare yourself to other schools today, aren't you opening up a can of worms for tomorrow's comparisons? Third, a "traditional" school which doesn't assign homework on weekends, has men teachers wear sport shirts, diverts disabled students elsewhere, and doesn't develop their own curriculum (but buys it elsewhere) ain't "traditional", but calling it that attracts customers! And, lastly, put all your schools on the lists you show, and lets see how all your schools are graded (not just the ones that achieved an "A"), and then we'll see your "philosophy" reflected in grades! Like I said, people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, and individuals with religious underpinnings shouldn't impose their philosophies on the unwitting.
soricobob posted at 5:02 am on Mon, Oct 8, 2012.
Not that I needed a P.S., but I noticed that the next article was about Mormons....go figure!