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New school proposal appears well-researched
Posted Saturday, October 31, 2009, at 4:53 PM<< Previous | Read comments | Respond | Email link
From Richard C. Raynor, M.D.
Marshall As a former Marshall school board member, I realize how difficult it is to go to the public to ask for a bond issue vote. But the present proposition appears to be well thought out and researched, a reasonable solution to the problem of aging school buildings. A funding opportunity available currently would significantly reduce the cost of the new facility. Editor's note: This letter was first published Monday, Oct. 26, in The Marshall Democrat-News. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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New school proposal appears well-researched
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These new funds available still need to be paid back and that is the real issue, the tax increase if not a fair tax.
Respectfully, the real issue is the question: do we want our children to have a quality education?
Schools have to be paid for by the community. There will always generate discussion about the best way to do it but it doesn't escape the need for the schools themselves.
Our great-grandparents paid for the schools we have now. They knew that the buildings wouldn't last forever. Now it's our turn.
Call Obama for a bailout.
How is "do we want our children to have a quality education?" the real issue? How is building a school giving our kids an education? The walls of that school don't teach. The new rooms/desks don't teach. The timing may be right as far as building, but if the public can't afford it right now, it shouldn't happen.
Previously posted by fvsol about the proposed school bond:
It sounds like you're interested in finding out the impact of school facilities on student learning. Here's some research I found with a few simple searches. All of the studies I was able to find showed that inadequate facilities can significantly effect student achievement.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/schoolhouse/C/stor...
http://www.21csf.org/csf-home/publicatio...
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/documents...
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/eri...
http://www.nfer.ac.uk/nfer/publications/...
http://www.sagusinternational.com/downlo...
http://www.designcommunity.com/discussio...
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/eri...
There's plenty more out there if you want to look for additional studies.
None of those referenced links work... a black out?
Because the program we use truncates long URLs, copy and paste may not always work. I went back and got the original URLs from fvsol's comment.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/schoolhouse/C/stor...
http://www.21csf.org/csf-home/publicatio...
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/documents...
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/eri... http://www.nfer.ac.uk/nfer/publications/...
http://www.sagusinternational.com/downlo...
http://www.designcommunity.com/discussio...
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/eri...
TODAY'S THE DAY! VOTE YES FOR THE KIDS.