The Jerry Baldwin Saga: 1998-2020

[SlappyCajun]

This is where I don't get the whole "Government schools are going to fall apart argument." It will still be the same amount of dollars per child enrolled.

Now, if the state is going to be stupid enough to allow some con-artist with no teachers and no classroom to take those dollars, then this program will not work out well.

I think only way the argument makes sense is wit fixes and variable costs. If the money per student that is leaving includes some of each students share of a public school's fixed costs, then the public school will still have the same fixed costs with less funds to be allocated to it, because fewer students = less dollars.

However, if the cost per student is only a measure of the variable cost of each student to the public schools. Then, in no way should it affect the public schools.

[CajunRed]

http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/2...mod%7Cmostview

If it is, hope that schools comes out of his leadership better than our athletic program did.

Baldwin was BARELY "ours" when he was here. He SURELY isn't "ours" since he hauled his lying, lazy AZZ out of here.

[CajunRebel]

Baldwin was BARELY "ours" when he was here. He SURELY isn't "ours" since he hauled his lying, lazy AZZ out of here.

Actually I'm kinda thinking we should hire him back. After all he's gotta be the only school administrator in the entire state that's going to get a budget increase this year. Everyone else is losing millions. He sure knows how to game the system.

[DieHard1280]

DVD instruction? So, the "teachers" aren't even going to teach. That is sad.

[Just1More]

I have a gut feeling "Toothpick" isn't going to be the poster child for this educational experiment. Ironically, and sadly, his students, even with DVD instruction, will probably test out much better than most public schools in Louisiana.

As you follow all of this... please keep in mind who really caused this "experiment" to be tried. If you need to hate someone today... hate them.

[moorecajun]

Well, now he is getting paid to put butts in the seats and he knows it.

Let the scams begin.

[Just1More]

Well, now he is getting paid to put butts in the seats and he knows it.

Let the scams begin.

There are scammers in everything. If Toothpick is as much of a scammer as our public school officials have been, we the taxpayers are hopefully going to put the pinch on him much quicker than we did the public school officials.

[cajun1300]

Is the voucher for a set amount or does it pay whatever tuition each school charges? I sk, because I find it interesting that Rev. Toothpick mentions that he is raising tuition but just not sure how much. I guess he hasn't determined what the state limit will be.

$8500 per year per student which is $32 below the max reimbursement limit set by the state for Lincoln Parish.

This appears to have the makings of a very profitable venture - for a few years - then the parents, students, state may start to figure out that the quality of education is not what they envisioned.

[Just1More]

I really thought some rats would be squeaking a lot more on this thread. A snake is on the loose! I figured the rats would be throwing 18 kinds of fits about the snake on the loose. He's "snaking" into your cheese den. I assume they're massing up somewhere getting ready to launch a fabricated campaign... like, "snakes don't like women"... or "snakes are against contraception".

[Boomer]

Well, now he is getting paid to put butts in the seats and he knows it.

Let the scams begin.

------Now this is what I would call a great post-----great humor has truth to it!!!!!