WorthyNewsBot Posted August 23, 2010 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.46 Content Count: 44,316 Content Per Day: 7.18 Reputation: 986 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted August 23, 2010 With an eye-popping price tag of $578 million, it will mark the inauguration of the nation's most expensive public school ever. http://www.worthynews.com/top/news-yahoo-com-s-ap-20100822-ap_on_re_us-us_taj_mahal_schools/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted August 23, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted August 23, 2010 "There's no more of the old, windowless cinderblock schools of the '70s where kids felt, 'Oh, back to jail,'" said Joe Agron, editor-in-chief of American School & University, a school construction journal. And changing the building will change that attitude? "New buildings are nice, but when they're run by the same people who've given us a 50 percent dropout rate, they're a big waste of taxpayer money," said Ben Austin, executive director of Parent Revolution who sits on the California Board of Education. "Parents aren't fooled." Give the man a prize! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovedya Posted August 23, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 375 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 11,400 Content Per Day: 1.44 Reputation: 125 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/30/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1971 Share Posted August 23, 2010 California's going in the tank, but it's a MUST to prop up the labor/teacher's unions. If I were an L.A. kid I'd want to be first to tag the lockers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephk Posted August 23, 2010 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 25 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/22/2010 Status: Offline Share Posted August 23, 2010 With an eye-popping price tag of $578 million, it will mark the inauguration of the nation's most expensive public school ever. http://www.worthynews.com/top/news-yahoo-com-s-ap-20100822-ap_on_re_us-us_taj_mahal_schools/ And they wonder why the state is nearly bankrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-Parker Posted August 23, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 200 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 4,271 Content Per Day: 4.95 Reputation: 1,855 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/17/2021 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/03/1955 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Wonder how many of the students are or live with illegal immigrants who don't pay takes to help pay for the school and the teachers? I think that is a legitimate question that any sane person would ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyguy Posted August 23, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 373 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3,331 Content Per Day: 0.59 Reputation: 71 Days Won: 10 Joined: 10/15/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/24/1965 Share Posted August 23, 2010 The image that comes to my mind is Nero fiddling while Rome burns..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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