Strangely, it's hard to argue with Leppert on that point; the district overspent its 07-08 budget by at least $84 million, they were faulted for using fake SSN's to hire some employees, they laid off more than 500 employees as a result of their financial mismanagement, and -- among mounting charges of corruption and ineptitude -- the school board voted to extend their terms of service by an extra year.
But really, to have one free-spending entity take over another is like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.
Allowing parents to choose the schools where their children attend would help clean up the public school system. Tax dollars would move into districts where students are getting better educations and administrators aren't blowing taxpayer money on frivolous or corrupt activities. Poorer performing districts would have to shape up in order to keep their doors open.
In the Feb. 23 issue of the Dallas Morning News, we learn that school board and City Council members, along with the city's top manager didn't know the Mayor had this hair-brained plan in the works:
Some blasted the idea as unrealistic and bizarre, while others wanted to hear more."Bizarre" is right. Enough said -- we don't need to hear any more.
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First, we need to divide DISD into smaller districts. Second, we need to allow every DISD parent to determine the school where their children -- and the education dolalrs -- will go. The funding should follow the student. DISD would improve and students would have a better chance at an education, both inside the school district(s) and at the school of rheir choice.
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