International exchange students can help American kids learn about other cultures and boost good will between countries. So here is hoping that the Coldwater school district in southwest Kansas doesn’t end up hurting exchange programs by using these students to boost its enrollment and gain more state funds. Of the 81 students in Coldwater’s high school, eight are exchange students, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. These students will generate $60,000 in additional state funds for the district this year. If many more small districts follow suit, the Legislature may have to intervene.
Posted by Phillip Brownlee
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In Johnson County, the Shawnee Mission School District couldn’t bother balancing attendance areas a few years ago. Students that lived close enough to walk to Shawnee Mission South were bused to Shawnee Mission East at taxpayer expense. If you just arrange for long enough bus rides, a school district can get more money from the state! So, Shawnee Mission needs International Students in certain areas far enough away to be bused to get even more money from the State.
Why does a right-wing nut case from Salina cares what happens in JOCO?
Are ya planning to move into JOCO to follow your pagan god, Phill Kline?
Those greedy schools. Always trying to get more money so that kids might actually get an education. So much greed in the education system. I’m sure those kids really don’t need such a costly education. And how horrible for a school to find a way to get more funding by hosting an exchange student. What do we need with a bunch of outsiders anyway. Greedy schools.By the way I’m being sarcastic. Why are we so quick to cut education when it’s the best investment we can make for our country. And what’s wrong with a little foreign relations that doesn’t involve giving the entire country the finger? Power to a school that can find a way of getting extra revenue. I’m sure the teachers aren’t going out to lunch with the extra money. But perhaps they can fix some pipes or get new equipment and materials.
I note Coldwater’s total enrollment is 81; unless there is not another district reasonably close with which it could consolidate, why is it operating with just 81 students? Yes, I’ll be the bad guy and say a high school with just 81 students is economically inefficient, and should be forced to consolidate with another, at least, to reduce costs. And, in line with the Montoy decision, does it cost $7500/student/year to operate the school?
Another thing that has concerned me about the whole school funding issue is the “recruiting” of students done, about the beginning of the school year, by districts such as Udall. While these students are not “foreign exchange” students, the same thing is happening; additional funding for the smaller school. While I understand there are administrative hurdles to jump, I suspect in many cases the parental request is not denied. With small school weighting, etc., such transfers could well end up costing the state more money.
Vermont has a really interesting population. Pigeonholed as “leftist”. Actually “independent”.some of Vermont’s smartest people are rejecting school consolidation. They’re following E.F. Schumacher’s “Small is Beautiful” idea.
People like slogans. Here is a good one: Teach = reach each. A larger bureaucracy isn’t designed to do this.
Dear sir or madamwell am rockson and am a student her in ghana and i completed my siniour secondry education this year and i need ur assintence so that i can come there to join ur student over there