Comments on: Are You an Override Mom? http://newurbanmom.com/override-moms/ Helping our families and businesses to thrive the "new urbanism" way Sun, 06 Jun 2010 02:19:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Newurbanmom http://newurbanmom.com/override-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Newurbanmom Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:46:13 +0000 http://newurbanmom.com/2008/03/04/override-moms/#comment-149 Tiffany you're absolutely right without tight management it's a no win situation. Your community situation sounds pretty bleak. I can't imagine paying for the report cards and all supplies! In addition to possible ineptitude at the management level, it sounds like the State needs to up their share of education costs for areas that our economically depressed in Ohio. We use to live in Brecksville, Ohio where the schools were excellent and very little was asked of parents. I guess what bugs me most is the inequity that can be in one state. The kids pay for that. Tiffany you’re absolutely right without tight management it’s a no win situation. Your community situation sounds pretty bleak. I can’t imagine paying for the report cards and all supplies! In addition to possible ineptitude at the management level, it sounds like the State needs to up their share of education costs for areas that our economically depressed in Ohio. We use to live in Brecksville, Ohio where the schools were excellent and very little was asked of parents. I guess what bugs me most is the inequity that can be in one state. The kids pay for that.

]]> By: Tiffany http://newurbanmom.com/override-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Tiffany Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:28:41 +0000 http://newurbanmom.com/2008/03/04/override-moms/#comment-148 Yikes...look at all those typos! Yikes…look at all those typos!

]]> By: Tiffany http://newurbanmom.com/override-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Tiffany Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:17:58 +0000 http://newurbanmom.com/2008/03/04/override-moms/#comment-147 I think it depends on the area. In AZ I woul dhave been all for it...we had stelalr schools and any extra monies would have certainly gone to make the schools even better. In my area OH I am generally opposed to tax increases for the schools. Our area is severely economically depressed and the schools ask for levies on our property every year without fail. This would be okay if the community actually saw something for their money but instead we see no real improvments and yet the requests for money get more frequent and in larger amounts all the time. Meanwhile the parents have to pay for their own supplies, they have to pay quarterly fees, they have to pay out of pocket for all sports and after school activities, etc. Parents even have to pay for report cards. The schools are completely mismanaging the money. I think my community would be willing to pay up if there were some better managment but as it is now most parents feel they are throwing their money away and they aren't willing to throw more. I think this is why OH has over a half dozen online schools...because the public schools kinda suck and more money isn't the answer....better managment and accountability is. I think it depends on the area. In AZ I woul dhave been all for it…we had stelalr schools and any extra monies would have certainly gone to make the schools even better. In my area OH I am generally opposed to tax increases for the schools. Our area is severely economically depressed and the schools ask for levies on our property every year without fail. This would be okay if the community actually saw something for their money but instead we see no real improvments and yet the requests for money get more frequent and in larger amounts all the time. Meanwhile the parents have to pay for their own supplies, they have to pay quarterly fees, they have to pay out of pocket for all sports and after school activities, etc. Parents even have to pay for report cards. The schools are completely mismanaging the money.

I think my community would be willing to pay up if there were some better managment but as it is now most parents feel they are throwing their money away and they aren’t willing to throw more.

I think this is why OH has over a half dozen online schools…because the public schools kinda suck and more money isn’t the answer….better managment and accountability is.

]]> By: Christina @ Wonder Years Radio http://newurbanmom.com/override-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Christina @ Wonder Years Radio Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:09:18 +0000 http://newurbanmom.com/2008/03/04/override-moms/#comment-146 It's encouraging to see such activism when it comes to helping your school. Our school district seems to have a lot of support from voters but I don't see anybody "pounding the pavement" before a vote. More power to those moms who are making things happen! It’s encouraging to see such activism when it comes to helping your school. Our school district seems to have a lot of support from voters but I don’t see anybody “pounding the pavement” before a vote. More power to those moms who are making things happen!

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