Scary stuff-parents, you need to be paying attention

[mstng86]

lmao!

It's probably true. I did go to Mesquite schools.

[ELVIS]

that's a loot of moolah.

cant use that term asshole!!!!!!!

god bless.

[mstng86]

Al P err Broncojohnny for Prezidint.

[GrayStangGT]

Parents aren't the only ones paying for children to go to school. Looked at your property taxes lately? I get to pay over 3k a year towards school funding and I don't even have kids.

In the same boat here, not only do I not have kids, but I don't even like kids.

[Rick Modena]

Apparently your district lost funding a long time ago...

lmao!

[Broncojohnny]

We paid less, too. I even commented to Craig about how we paid LESS in taxes this year-WTF??

The amount of property taxes collected by school districts was reduced as part of the $1 tax on cigarettes deal. Essentially the state said they would make just as much money from the cigarette tax and that would be sent to the schools.

I have $1 that says the cig tax funds have been diverted. I have another $1 that says they will try to raise ISD taxes back to where they were and keep the $1 cig tax in place.

Anyone who says we should just raise taxes is missing the point here. Handing the goverment more money won't fix any of this shit. Demanding that government spend what it is given wisely is more important. Government shouldn't run to us everytime there is a budget problem, it ruins the private economy.

[Gargamel]

So when you see giant stadiums and nice new buildings, in the eyes of the school district, that represents money that would have been sent to Austin to educate illegal aliens in South Texas.

Because we all know how important THAT is....

[Broncojohnny]

New Stadium in Allen ISD was a cool $65 million or so. You should look at the cost of the new Prosper High School. Fuck, go look at the building! It's absurd! Though I understand some of it was private funding, the old high school was only around 5 years old and now sits empty.

Cutting football programs is shooting yourself in the foot. That's a lot of revenue. There has been wasteful spending for decades. This news isn't exactly groundbreaking. Everyone saw it coming. If the govt has proven anything, it's that it can't run anything lean, or efficient.

Interesting side note and someone who knows more may be able to chime in.

It is my understanding that the way the Robin Hood plan works is that school districts that rake in tons of money from property taxes, Southlake for example, have to send excess amounts (not sure how that is calculated) to the state for redistribution. Capital projects are excluded from that calculation as to what is excessive. So when you see giant stadiums and nice new buildings, in the eyes of the school district, that represents money that would have been sent to Austin to educate illegal aliens in South Texas.

[Lone Sailor]

I can't wait to see what kind of increased tax proposals they come out with next. Don't worry the tax payers will come to the rescue once again, just like we always do. Don't worry about the fact the you work hard for what you have/earn, just suck it up and keep paying more taxes for the good of the State. Here's an idea, maybe the State of Texas could actually try being more frugal in it's spending. Wow, what a concept.

[Gargamel]

Throwing more money at a failing educational system hasn't magically fixed it in the years/decades running up to this, so it stands to reason that it will not work this time around.

Agreed.... I for one am tired of seeing "band-aids" placed on this stuff.

The boys\girls in Austin need to figure this stuff out. I'm sure that if they can't we can find those who can. I'm tired of our State\Federal Gov throwing money at EVERYTHING to maintain the status quo and changing next to nothing to solve the actual issues.

[built2layframe]

Steel?

See, I went to HEB schools. This is what will happen. lol

Good eye sir.

[sc281]

That is EXACTLY what we've been sitting here talking about all morning. If ever there was a time to use it, THIS is it.

No, it isn't.

Throwing more money at a failing educational system hasn't magically fixed it in the years/decades running up to this, so it stands to reason that it will not work this time around.


Don't tell me public school is worth a $hit either. I went to a "Blue Ribbon" nationally recgonized school, and passed without ever doing a single homework assignment because the tests were so friggin easy to ace.

It makes me sick to my stomach to pay my property taxes knowing how wasted the money is in public schools.

This isn't to knock you. From what I understand you are a teacher for the handicapped kids, and that is admirable and would be welcomed at any private school; but just like a failed company going under, good people get hurt.


Such is life. I'm afraid.

[Zfan]

Attendance Officer's, Safe and drug free program? WTF, if kids do not attend, kick there lazy butts out! Parents should be attending to the drug problems, it's their kids not the schools!

[Leah]

How about cutting the football coaches 100k salary and superintendents 250k salary?

Amen.

I was surprised when my home owner's taxes went from $5,600 to $4,900. I didn't look at the breakdown, but the local ISD is probably getting about $450 less from me this past year.

Take into consideration that every home paid less, that's a loot of moolah.

We paid less, too. I even commented to Craig about how we paid LESS in taxes this year-WTF??

[03trubluGT]

I was surprised when my home owner's taxes went from $5,600 to $4,900. I didn't look at the breakdown, but the local ISD is probably getting about $450 less from me this past year.

Take into consideration that every home paid less, that's a loot of moolah.