Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Laugh so you don't cry

Here's the story. In 1999, the paragon of efficiency that is the State Department of Education took over the truly lowly, wayward, dysfunctional Allendale County School District. Then, they poured $12 million of South Carolina taxpayer money ("you weren't planning on using that, were you?") into the troubled county's government education system. Now, in 2004, the state is giving Allendale back its schools.

As an SC taxpayer, you might be wondering: How are those schools doing? Are the kids that were struggling 5 years ago now better off?

Well, according to the State Department of Education:

In 2004, after the 5 year, $11.8 million state take over of the schools...

* 9 out of 10 Allendale public school students are not proficient in math
* 7 out of 8 Allendale public students are not proficient in English

And the response from The State? Hooray!

Posted by Bill Smith at 3:52 PM | 4 comments

Comments:

OhhhNooo Mr. BillyBob,

Your slurs are weak again:
“…paragon…”
“…lowly, wayward, dysfunctional…”

Then you draw on your lowly and lazy lackluster dysfunctional logic:

“…$12 million of South Carolina taxpayer money…”

The S.C. Constitution entitles children to a free education.

It is our responsibility (yours and mine) to pay for it, ole’Hoss. Even for the poor black kids you never see.

Until you change the Constitution, it costs money.

Wait until the legal battle is resolved regarding “minimally adequate” education.

When the S.C. Courts rule in favor of the schools they will order S.C. to send zillions to the poor school districts of our state.

Nothing you can do about it, but whine.

“…"you weren't planning on using that, were you?" The children of Allendale are better for it. They thank you.

It is the only chance they have, Hoss.

Mr. Bill,
It's the poverty, “stupid.”
Watch the movie: Corridor of Shame.

Love to you and yours,
Clark Kent
Mild Mannered Reporter
The Daily Planet

P.S. You really like “dysfunctional,” don’t you? It seems dysfunctional for you to use the word dysfunctional so much when you are so very dysfunctional yourself and you are acting so very dysfunctional and causing so many people to think our community is dysfunctional when it is really you that is dysfunctional.

# posted by Anonymous : 6/28/2005 04:40:00 PM

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# posted by Anonymous : 6/28/2005 04:46:00 PM

great work Mr. Bill! the mns, can't mount an intelligent rebuttal, can he?

# posted by No One : 7/01/2005 08:29:00 AM

Mr. no one is cleeearrrly a pervert.

# posted by Anonymous : 7/01/2005 03:09:00 PM

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