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July 28, 2006
AP Calculus, brought to you by VerizonCash-strapped schools are no laughing matter. But this article in USA Today did make BoardBuzz smile, a little. In these days of corporate sponsorship, where the U.S. Olympic team is backed by McDonald's and arenas around the country are financed by gigantic corporations, shouldn't schools be a safe haven, free from commercial intrusions?
Seems that Sheboygan South High School in Wisconsin has turned to corporate sponsors to finance its field house. The article also notes that "Kitchens at two high schools here will soon be called the Kohler Credit Union kitchens, thanks to a $45,000 donation. The cafeterias are up for grabs for $300,000." (Quick! Someone ring Purina Puppy Chow!)
Wisconsin is not alone, either. "In Newburyport, Mass., the high school offers naming rights to the principal's office for $10,000, the auditorium for $100,000 and English classrooms for $5,000 each, according to its foundation's website."
Do we kiss John F. Kennedy High School goodbye and say hello to High School sponsored in part by ExxonMobil? What are your thoughts?
Posted July 28, 2006 2:37 PM | School Finance
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Posted by: Tegan on July 29, 2006 10:53 PM
I for one don't think that corporate education is the absolute right answer for improving the American public school system right now. I may be in the minority here but I just don't see how more competition will improve the education system especially if they use the same teaching techniques.
Sure American students are laging behind other industrial nations in math and science development but I really wonder what the socioeconomic status is of the foreign students that are supposedly out preforming American students.
The access to formalized education is different in other Educational research in my opinion is far more useful and should be adminstered to the existing corporate funded schools before we start opening them everywhere. In short the public needs to pay attention to the problems in public education and come up with solutions rather than running away.
Posted by: JimMc on July 31, 2006 1:04 PM
Questions:
-Do you change your mascot to something like the Call Girls? The Streetwalkers?
-Can you create policy to refuse legitimate money from certain advertisers and what are the legalities involved with that? For instance, MySpace or Larry Flynt offer bucketloads of cash. Do you take their money? If you say no, are you violating their rights?
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