Edison Schools consider levy

Here we go again! When will they learn that sometimes in life NO means NO!

I think the taxpayers should ask what part II is....

When did Berlin-Milan school district become "Edison Schools"?

Gotta pay for that name change - repainting all those signs, busses, new letterheads....

 I don't understand why they can't just let stuff settle down for ONE ELECTION CYCLE!  My God, the thing has been shot down at least 4 times.  Let the new Superintendent come in, look at everything, and see if we even need it.  You are in negotiations with the Teachers Union right now, tell the public you are trying to lower costs and let the public put the pressure on the union to give a little.

Teachers match your retirement and we will have the money...This will be five times they waste 10,000 putting it on the ballot..

JUST VOTE NO..IM GOING TOO!!  GEESH..

Not that I'm counting but wouldn't this be the 7th time????   Either way Really???    Come on, it's really just ridiculous!

Here we go  again!!!  DO They  really  need to   ask again  come on  its like a joke  or something!!

Also 150  a year   for a house  woth  100,000 ... are  there that  many  houses in milan/ berlin heights  that are  only  worth  100.000  seriously  they try to trick you  any way  they  can

 Cast the First Stone-I am with you. Until those teachers start to pony up some of their retirement funds, it no all the way around our block!  Do you hear us this time?

"I don't understand why they can't just let stuff settle down for ONE ELECTION CYCLE!"

That would allow taxpayers time to catch their breath and organize stronger opposition.  The tried and true strategy for local government to force unwanted impositions on the citizens is to keep shoving it down their throat until their gag reflex gives out from sheer fatigue.

Which reminds me, what's the difference between a fraternity boy and a school board? 

The fraternity boy, with lots of intervention training, CAN learn that no means no.

Those who intend to vote to repeal SB5, might as well also cast their vote to approve the levy because the subsequent financial repercussions will be one in the same - an increase in taxes.

Vic, get the new signs ready for the suburban. The school board must be comprised of slow learners. Snookie s great idea of a name change to unite the communities...Just another waste of money. There are teachers still there from my graduation in 1977. Why ? Cuz it's a cash cow to get hired here. Suckling at the teats of taxpayers for 35 years or better at top pay. WOW

Ironic, isn't it.  The district's highest achiever, for whom they've spent money renaming the district, was home schooled.

cut cost I have to in my home times are tough and there no one I can ask to give me more money every year. I guess your gonna have to do like the rest of the world tighten your budget

 Hasn't Bill Paul retire from two or three school systems?  There's a guy who knows where to find easy money.

Okay, hold on a minute.

While I support your right as citizens to vote any levy up or down, creating a bandwagon that Thomas Edison was homeschooled 150 years ago as a point against the levy may be a little over the top, don't you think? (At least, that's where I see this as heading.)

Incidentally, women who were teachers 150 years ago were not allowed to have children. In fact, in most places they couldn't even get married and hold onto their posts. In other words, since Thomas Edison's mother had been a teacher, in order for the lady to have him, she would have had to become a "former" teacher.

Again, vote the levy up or down as you will, but let's at least use relevant arguments.

SanduskyMomOf3: Okay, hold on a minute.While I support your right as citizens to vote any levy up or down, creating a bandwagon that Thomas Edison was homeschooled 150 years ago as a point against the levy may be a little over the top, don't you think?

Not at all.  Public school officials lobby constantly for legislation restricting, or even banning, homeschooling, typically under their claim that it's inferior.  They've had 150 years to do a better job than one homeschooling mother, all the while crying poor and claiming that a little more spending would cure all their problems.

Meanwhile, while they're crying poor again, they just spent a buttload of money on a name change that essentially trades on Edison's achievements and attempts to imply some connection, when the only thing the public schools in Milan ever did was to label him uneducable and send him home (which was why he was homeschooled, not because the schools were too strict, Edwin)

Any "bandwagon" that results, the administration brought on themselves

There you go, BW. Edison wasn't even educated in Milan. Again, vote the levy up or down as you will but your argument is quite simply not relevant to the situation. Not every child in the public school system fails and not every homeschooled child is a genius in training.

I completely agree with Edwin. I've known many kids who have come through various educational systems. Some have excelled, some haven't. There is no difinitive proof that one specific educational system is superior to any other. 

As far as homeschooling goes, some of the people that I've known through the years who have homeschooled their children have NO business homeschooling anyone. On the other hand, there are situations where homeschooling works out.  Personally, I agree that it's the least desirable situation in most cases. (Of course that's a debate for another time.)

SanduskyMomOf3:Edison wasn't even educated in Milan. Again, vote the levy up or down as you will but your argument is quite simply not relevant to the situation.

It absolutely is, and not by my choice or preference.  THE SCHOOL BOARD EFFECTIVELY DECLARED IT RELEVANT when they decided to trade on Edison's achievements in their shameless pandering move to rename the district.  If they can play the "Edison card" then so can their opposition.  If they want to waste money plastering his name all over district property, then it's absolutely appropriate to point out that he never attended their school, and that, in fact, no public school deserves credit for his success.

I still say that you're overreaching. 

While I'm not clear on the whole reason for the name change, the reason that they likely chose "Edison" as the name of the reorganized district was so that they wouldn't have to change the name of the high school. Alumni and students traditionally frown upon that kind of thing. Edison High School was not named such by this board, they just chose to reuse the name.

Incidentally, a person does not have to be from a place or attend a particular school in order to have a street, building or school named after them. This country is full of such places named after founding fathers, famous authors, etc. 

If you want to campaign against the levy, stick to the economic situation. It's your strongest argument.

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