Education (Not Just UT)—Voters shoot down Bonds; the Educrats are Pissed

[Mr. Deez]

Dems have undermined programs that build self-esteem such as scouting and church youth groups.

Yep. As usual, it's a problem they had a huge role in creating.

 

[Mr. Deez]

The self-esteem push fails largely because/when it praises for artificially low bars. eg. it is ok to praise a 4 year old for coloring inside the lines. It is bad to praise a 7 year old for the same simple outcome.

They do that, because they feel like they have to praise a kid for something and that there's no place for constructive criticism.

 

[Chop]

North Texas Voters/Taxpayers push back, voting NO on big bonds and tax increases.

Over One Billion $ Bond for Frisco ISD—Shot Down by voters.

Northwest ISD, Big Bond—Shot down by voters.

Rockwall ISD — Voters voted NO on their proposed bond.

Birdville ISD — Voters say No way Jose.

Argyle and Coppell —NO!!!

The Educrats are dumbfounded. Frisco ISD has passed every Bond since the early 2000s

No more.

 

[Chop]

Pissy little educrats in Northwest ISD now “threaten” to implement larger class sizes after the Voters turned them down for their big school Bond.

 

[bystander]

I wonder how many of those bonds included big bucks for sports facilities.

 

[Chop]

I wonder how many of those bonds included big bucks for sports facilities.

Probably most of them. Either NW or Birdville had a real fancy new tennis center in the doomed Bond package.

 

[SabreHorn]

Anyone know what the situation on the 9.99% rule is in these districts?

CyFair has battled that problem since the early 70s when they built their second HS; now they have 13-14.

 

[BrntOrngStmpeDe]

these bond packages end up being a wish list, rather than a needs list. Many of these districts have gone from asking for functional school facilities to "show pieces". And rather than ask for things incrementally as needed, they try to do the bulk bond and then sell the thing not on merits but on emotion.

 

[Chop]

There is a tipping point, and that tipping point has been crossed.

 

[EDT]

In Houston, The HISD 4.8B bond was a big NO on Tuesday.

 

[SabreHorn]

EDT,

Do you think the HISD voters rejected the $0.8 billion in improvements or the $4 billion in kickbacks?