because schools only need money, pay for upgrades and such and buy things 3 months before the start of year. /s
schools should be supported locally and if people don’t like what’s going on move or work/vote, get involved to improve schools.
My Dad was the only income and not only did they pay tax toward public schools but they put 5 kids thru private school k-12. yes we went without more than 1 tv, lots of extras but he made it work.
Stop expecting govt to help you provide what you think you should. Do what you can to teach your own kids.
Yes, three months ahead of time is enough for schools budget planning. That’s keeping in mind that there will not always be room immediately in some chosen school. But as a good school organization keeps getting more money and more applications it must turn down it will be able to budget expansion.
And NO. No particular K-12 schools “should be” supported, locally or otherwise. The support should be understood as supporting the K-12 students, NOT any particular institutions.
Schools will ONLY get improved the same way parents get kids into “improved” schools - when they can choose. And no, they should not have to move or be limited in what schools their kid’s share of the public commitment “must” go to.
Again; it’s not about protecting any school institution that presumes the public commitment “belongs” to it. It doesn’t. If it belongs to anyone, it belongs only to the kids, and parents should able to choose how that will be done.
Barring all I have said, then get rid of any taxes taken from anyone for K-12 schools. Let “charity” schools and charity support to students take care of those who need tuition help. The present dual system of massive commitment to lousy public schools as if they are the schools for everyone, while hardworking people pay taxes for them and then struggle - under those taxes - to pay 100% private tuition anyway.
So, if you are not going eliminate the “public commitment” (which it seems you would not), then give it 100% to the parents and let them chose.
Good post.