Rental Properties Proliferate in Coppell • Trustees Issue Statement Against Vouchers • Decision Delayed on Blackberry Farm’s Gate • Check It Out: Cozby Library Has New Manager
I agree with our school board. School vouchers siphon money from public schools. Public schools must accept & serve ALL students. Private schools will receive money and not be held to any standards for accepting students or the state academic standards. It’s just a way to defund public schools! I’m totally against vouchers! If you want to send your child to a private school, you have that right, but not at the taxpayers expense!
Dave, he told the Planning and Zoning Commission last month that prospective buyers asked him whether the community would be gated. Another factor was Blackberry Farm's location on the city's outskirts, which Holmes said has led to more thefts and dumping than he expected.
BlackBerryFarm. The Council relented after 10+ years giving Holmes Builders the green light to build out its upscale “family-farm-dream” surrounded by multi-million-dollar homes they would also build and sell. The Council has also given in to additional requests, amendments, add-ons inch by inch - it’s clear that Holmes is looking to take the mile. At this point, who cares, let Holmes gate it too.
Nothing necessarily bad about the gate. The only member of the Planning and Zoning Commission who voted against it last month said, “It just doesn’t reflect what the community is.” What worked against Holmes in this case was introducing a bunch of other asks at the last minute. I do believe he’ll get approval for the gate eventually.
You apparently are not a supporter of school choice, but I am. All of our children attended Coppell schools and we whole heartedly supported the schools, teachers and administrators. Coppell schools are excellent. However, there is a need across the state and across the country to give parents an option to get out of failing public school systems, of which there are plenty. Of course incumbent administrators and teachers are always going to rail against anything that might compete with them and potentially drain funding away. Well, the last I checked I don't think Coppell or any of the other school districts that you quoted can rightfully plead poverty. They are amply well funded. Competition in our educational systems is a great thing that should be encouraged, not discouraged.
James, I believe the trustees and district administrators would take issue with your assertion that they are “amply well funded.” They routinely complain about having to send tens of millions of our tax dollars to the state each year under Robin Hood, with no transparency about where the money goes from there.
I'm sure that problem won’t end with vouchers. It just means even more tax dollars will be siphoned away and directed to those private schools. I don’t understand how making a problem worse (i.g. taking funds away from struggling schools) can be equated to helping improve things. Are those vouchers going to cover the full tuition at a private school? Will they cover the expense of transportation to and from those private schools that aren’t in the community? It’s a challenging situation.
School choice initiatives across the country, and what is contemplated here in Texas, does not involve taking funds away from public schools. The initiatives provide new funds that allow parents in failing school systems an option to place their children in better performing schools. Those private schools in turn force failing school systems to up their game. The results across the country in terms of better educational outcomes show how these initiatives have been quite successful and should be encouraged.
Yes, I agree that Robin Hood is a problem. However, those tax dollars should be returned to tax payers through lower rates and not poured back into our schools. I stand by my comment that our schools are amply funded.
...nudity, roosters and chickens...??? I'm going out on a limb and assuming this was part of a "hold my beer" challenge.
I agree with our school board. School vouchers siphon money from public schools. Public schools must accept & serve ALL students. Private schools will receive money and not be held to any standards for accepting students or the state academic standards. It’s just a way to defund public schools! I’m totally against vouchers! If you want to send your child to a private school, you have that right, but not at the taxpayers expense!
I'm not sure why Holmes want's a gated community? Can they charge more for a house if it's in a gated community??
Dave, he told the Planning and Zoning Commission last month that prospective buyers asked him whether the community would be gated. Another factor was Blackberry Farm's location on the city's outskirts, which Holmes said has led to more thefts and dumping than he expected.
BlackBerryFarm. The Council relented after 10+ years giving Holmes Builders the green light to build out its upscale “family-farm-dream” surrounded by multi-million-dollar homes they would also build and sell. The Council has also given in to additional requests, amendments, add-ons inch by inch - it’s clear that Holmes is looking to take the mile. At this point, who cares, let Holmes gate it too.
Please educate me. What is bad about having a gates?
Nothing necessarily bad about the gate. The only member of the Planning and Zoning Commission who voted against it last month said, “It just doesn’t reflect what the community is.” What worked against Holmes in this case was introducing a bunch of other asks at the last minute. I do believe he’ll get approval for the gate eventually.
You apparently are not a supporter of school choice, but I am. All of our children attended Coppell schools and we whole heartedly supported the schools, teachers and administrators. Coppell schools are excellent. However, there is a need across the state and across the country to give parents an option to get out of failing public school systems, of which there are plenty. Of course incumbent administrators and teachers are always going to rail against anything that might compete with them and potentially drain funding away. Well, the last I checked I don't think Coppell or any of the other school districts that you quoted can rightfully plead poverty. They are amply well funded. Competition in our educational systems is a great thing that should be encouraged, not discouraged.
James, I believe the trustees and district administrators would take issue with your assertion that they are “amply well funded.” They routinely complain about having to send tens of millions of our tax dollars to the state each year under Robin Hood, with no transparency about where the money goes from there.
I'm sure that problem won’t end with vouchers. It just means even more tax dollars will be siphoned away and directed to those private schools. I don’t understand how making a problem worse (i.g. taking funds away from struggling schools) can be equated to helping improve things. Are those vouchers going to cover the full tuition at a private school? Will they cover the expense of transportation to and from those private schools that aren’t in the community? It’s a challenging situation.
School choice initiatives across the country, and what is contemplated here in Texas, does not involve taking funds away from public schools. The initiatives provide new funds that allow parents in failing school systems an option to place their children in better performing schools. Those private schools in turn force failing school systems to up their game. The results across the country in terms of better educational outcomes show how these initiatives have been quite successful and should be encouraged.
Yes, I agree that Robin Hood is a problem. However, those tax dollars should be returned to tax payers through lower rates and not poured back into our schools. I stand by my comment that our schools are amply funded.