I've heard rumor that the mayor wants the surrounding suburbs to become part of the city of Youngstown. What a complete debauchery this would be? Hopefully they will consider the fact that educated people, who have any interest in their own and their children's futures, will flea the area at a more rapid pace than ever. After moving out of the Youngstown area, I have done nothing but urge my family and close friends to get out now. Unfortunately new business will not come into Youngstown, there is just simple nothing left there to offer.
This has just grown into a very unfortunate scenario for the valley. No one person is to blame; what we are currently experiencing is the result of years of mismanagement at multiple levels. The Ohio education system has notoriously been reactive rather than proactive, with short-term solutions that have buried the entire state's system with an overwhelming debt. Remember, everything gets worse before it gets better...this is by no means a quick fix. Also, changing political agendas term after term give the school funding no consistency and no backbone. Failure has been inevitable. Ohio needs educational leadership that is not politically influenced (which sadly is doubtful) that can work towards a system that is more adapting to a changing society. Finally greedy administration in struggling districts probably shouldn't take significant, unjustified, pay increases, especially when they are working in districts that have been notedly increasing in debts. And people wonder why the Youngstown area is dying?
Mayor decries Youngstown on dying cities list
I've heard rumor that the mayor wants the surrounding suburbs to become part of the city of Youngstown. What a complete debauchery this would be? Hopefully they will consider the fact that educated people, who have any interest in their own and their children's futures, will flea the area at a more rapid pace than ever. After moving out of the Youngstown area, I have done nothing but urge my family and close friends to get out now. Unfortunately new business will not come into Youngstown, there is just simple nothing left there to offer.
August 11, 2008 at 10:31 p.m. permalink suggest removal
School levies fail in special election
This has just grown into a very unfortunate scenario for the valley. No one person is to blame; what we are currently experiencing is the result of years of mismanagement at multiple levels. The Ohio education system has notoriously been reactive rather than proactive, with short-term solutions that have buried the entire state's system with an overwhelming debt. Remember, everything gets worse before it gets better...this is by no means a quick fix. Also, changing political agendas term after term give the school funding no consistency and no backbone. Failure has been inevitable. Ohio needs educational leadership that is not politically influenced (which sadly is doubtful) that can work towards a system that is more adapting to a changing society. Finally greedy administration in struggling districts probably shouldn't take significant, unjustified, pay increases, especially when they are working in districts that have been notedly increasing in debts. And people wonder why the Youngstown area is dying?
August 11, 2008 at 10:21 p.m. permalink suggest removal