Comments on: Texas District Fights For Survival http://www.educationnews.org/k-12-schools/texas-district-fights-for-survival/ Education News Mon, 20 May 2013 21:10:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike http://www.educationnews.org/k-12-schools/texas-district-fights-for-survival/#comment-8112 Mike Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:10:20 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=211304#comment-8112 He found that districts with the lowest accountability ratings received on average $1,000 less per student than those with the highest ratings. Among those least-financed districts, Premont I.S.D. ranks near the bottom in per-student dollars. “We are asking them to do more with less than we are asking 900 other school districts to do and then getting upset when they don’t,” Directly from the article Joe. Contrary to your hatred of public schools it does cost money to educate people. Usually the more difficult the population to educate (poverty areas, non-english speakers, minorities, etc) the more money it takes. The article also says it is a rural district. I have no idea how rural, but rural communities identify themselves and sometimes exist partly on the fact that they have a High School. Closing this school down will have profound effects on this town that most don't realize. Sounds like the people of this town need to wake up and get their business in order for sure. He found that districts with the lowest accountability ratings received on average $1,000 less per student than those with the highest ratings. Among those least-financed districts, Premont I.S.D. ranks near the bottom in per-student dollars.
“We are asking them to do more with less than we are asking 900 other school districts to do and then getting upset when they don’t,”

Directly from the article Joe. Contrary to your hatred of public schools it does cost money to educate people. Usually the more difficult the population to educate (poverty areas, non-english speakers, minorities, etc) the more money it takes. The article also says it is a rural district. I have no idea how rural, but rural communities identify themselves and sometimes exist partly on the fact that they have a High School. Closing this school down will have profound effects on this town that most don’t realize. Sounds like the people of this town need to wake up and get their business in order for sure.

]]> By: Joe http://www.educationnews.org/k-12-schools/texas-district-fights-for-survival/#comment-8079 Joe Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:24:25 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=211304#comment-8079 Is there any reason why this district should remain open if it actually doesn't properly educate anyone? Is there any reason why this district should remain open if it actually doesn’t properly educate anyone?

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