tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15508446.post4739304959924909996..comments2023-10-30T11:37:38.763-04:00Comments on NewsOverCoffee: Nazareth News: NASD Budget: Revenues and ExpendituresRossRNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11965235318530492231noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15508446.post-44049931963471839972010-12-17T13:38:59.866-05:002010-12-17T13:38:59.866-05:00Two points, First, I don't buy the argument th...Two points, First, I don't buy the argument that you can't run a school like a business. How is Moravian Academy run? Like a business. How are colleges run? Like a business.<br /><br />The question is how best to run a school like a business?<br /><br />Second, there is a group forming, not sure if it will happen or what shape it will take, but the last thing the board and admin will wantRossRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11965235318530492231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15508446.post-47050751259603934312010-12-17T13:15:39.234-05:002010-12-17T13:15:39.234-05:00Hasn't it been proven that there is no relatio...Hasn't it been proven that there is no relationship between spending and educational results? Parochial schools, homeschoolers, cyberschools... don't they all do it considerably cheaper?<br />--------------------------<br />Anon said:<br />"...I am convinced that even if every taxpayer in the district showed up at board meetings, they would still ignore us."<br />---------------Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419749813954782484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15508446.post-69731116299860529482010-12-17T08:19:09.383-05:002010-12-17T08:19:09.383-05:00Justc, I have to disagree with you. In a school, ...Justc, I have to disagree with you. In a school, their product is education. They have to figure out how to deliver a better product in a cost effective manner. <br /><br />We keep hearing the argument that we need to spend more to provide a better education. This is complete BS. If you follow the PSSA scores, ours continue to drop, yet we keep paying more. Per NOCs data, we are paying Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963155966685002522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15508446.post-38576549813201673972010-12-17T00:23:54.359-05:002010-12-17T00:23:54.359-05:001:19 -
What is just as surprising is that you ar...1:19 - <br /><br />What is just as surprising is that you are surprised. They do it every year, and no one can stop them.<br /><br />They do it because the courts and police will enforce their right to be thieves. Courts and police, as you know, are their involuntarily taxpayer supported brethren. They make the rules, they have the legal right to make you do what they want. They will destroy Clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04852173328180373393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15508446.post-32293302016785466782010-12-16T20:53:08.347-05:002010-12-16T20:53:08.347-05:00Keeping costs under control is a great idea, but s...Keeping costs under control is a great idea, but schools should not be run like businesses. You need to get a majority on the board who want to control spending. Until then nothing will happen.justchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995238844112984302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15508446.post-61015876720607032482010-12-16T13:19:16.875-05:002010-12-16T13:19:16.875-05:00What surprises me is how school districts complete...What surprises me is how school districts completely defy the logic of the rest of the commercial world.<br /><br />With the down economy, corporations have had to figure out how to do more with less. They streamlined their businesses, and yes, cut positions.<br /><br />I know of few people in the commercial world that have enjoyed the pay increases teachers and administrators have enjoyed in Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963155966685002522noreply@blogger.com