A Middle Solution for Public Sector Unions

[Kasz216]

Mr Khan said:

Kasz216 said:

Soleron said:

Kasz216 said:

Meanwhile, i've got to think detaching high school athletics would only cost the schools money.

At the moment schools have a huge financial incentive to focus on sports, and particularly sports that make money. Few children can actually make it in sports careers, but maths, English and science are essential for all skilled careers and this is what schools should be focusing on. Organised sports discourage general fitness as anyone who isn't good at it is ignored.

Right... the schools focus on sports... that make money.  The school makes money.  That money is spent on general education.

Just like College i'd think... whose sports programs enhance the general education.  Or Football does anyway.

Only issue i could imagine is that there might not be high school sports that make money.

A lot of college teams are money-losing operations. This isn't the case with high-school teams, but do the profits generally go elsewhere than the athletics program?

It's true a lot of college teams are money losing operations, but this is only true because the government passed a law saying that if your providing money for football you need to provide money for woman's lacross, the golf team and the discus thrown.

Meanwhile, as far as levies go....

Like it says... 55% is basically the "new normal".   From what i recall school levies used to overwhelmingly pass... until a lot of the waste of some areas came out.   Maybe she lives in a paricularly tough area for it i'm not sure.

Either way, I know the couyahoga county library system didn't get to be one of the top ranking in the country by not passing levies... so in general public levies had been going pretty strong until the downturn.

Ohio actually seems really overrepresented in general library wise actually...

http://www.haplr-index.com/HAPLR100.htm

 

39 of the HAPLR100... no wonder Ohio is called the nerdiest state in the country.