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Reader Writes

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Updated Monday January 01, 2007 11:15 AM

Accountability

Long Island, NY reader writes....
Date CapturedMonday January 01, 2007 11:15 AM
Long Island reader writes, "I run my business by acting within the scope of my duties with customer service as priority number ONE. If school districts made their number one priority as customer service (the taxpayer and the educational investment of their MONEY), all else would take care of itself." READ MORE

NCLB

Education New York Reader Writes....
Date CapturedMonday December 04, 2006 01:00 PM
"I truly thought that an act about the school system was a great idea. I thought it was time to change the system. However the child that I was tutoring has started to fall through the cracks. Is this not what this act was in place for! I didn't think that it was when a child couldn't pass our tests that we would send them else where...? This is a frustrating process, that I really believe is not working. There should be more done for the children who work more with their right brain."
READER WRITES...
Date CapturedTuesday August 08, 2006 02:57 PM
"I would like to know how long can a school be considered to be in this NCLB Program? The school that I just enrolled my daughter in informed me that they are under warning? This is the 2nd year that they have been under this program? This worries me. Please respond to my question. Thanks, TG" (CLICK on blue link for answer)

School Funding

READER WRITES...
Date CapturedTuesday August 08, 2006 03:21 PM
"I feel it is the responsibility of all Americans to fund public education of our children, not just homeowners and businesses." (CLICK on blue link for letter)
Consensus driven Taxnightmare.org READER WRITES...
Date CapturedTuesday August 08, 2006 03:02 PM
"Everyone knows the problem - - out-of-control property taxes as the major source of school funding. The taxes are destroying diversity, communities, and open space. They are regressive and confiscatory. It's a crisis. Our one goal is to have the state assume the responsibility for funding schools through some means other than property taxes. Period. We will define the candidates by how nearly their agenda approximates our goal .Gioia." (CLICK on blue link for tax group website.)

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