Gary Pearce posted on October 26, 2006 15:54
Parents who oppose mandatory year-round schools also oppose the Wake County school bonds. But they may be the biggest losers if the bonds lose.
Especially if you look deeper into the WRAL/News & Observer poll on the bonds.
The bonds are losing 54-35, the poll says. But the internal numbers are even more interesting:
- Most people oppose the bonds because they oppose a tax increase. That is the reason given by 55 percent of the opponents. Only 14 percent say they oppose the bonds because they oppose year-round schools.
- Among all voters, a majority – 53 percent – say the county should “avoid raising taxes, no matter how many schools are converted to mandatory year-round schools.”
In effect, the opponents of mandatory year-round have jumped into bed with their worst enemies.
If the bonds lose, it’s obvious what comes next: more mandatory year-round schools.
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