This pretty much sums it up for us. Politicians and bureaucrats must learn that we are “tapped out”, and cannot continue to support ever-increasing property taxes. Be wary of politicians and bureaucrats that do not want to be held accountable… Read More ›
For those residents that live in the Riverside School District, you may want to take the survey on their website. They are asking for opinions on building a new 6 – 12 school. Here s the link: http://www.riversidelocalschools.com/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=6G23A3Y&dasi=3U30 Even with… Read More ›
If you hear the statement from any school superintendent that the schools do not receive increased revenues simply because there is an increase in existing property valuations, you should label that statement as patently “FALSE”. The complex issue of property… Read More ›
For the liberal mind this may be heresy…..enter at you own risk. We have long held the belief that if we destroy the family, babies and morality a society will collapse. You may want to close your eyes and deny… Read More ›
This message is courtesy of Kristen Hill of Lorain County: Two important pieces of news I wanted to get out to you. 1. Gibson’s Bakery won their court case. See story here. Incredible. Recall TEA (That’s us.) held a rally in… Read More ›
Thanks to our patriotic friend from Geauga County, Tom Niewulis, for this article on the Social, Emotional Learning program proposed for all of Ohio’s public schools. ********************1776 To: Governor DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Attorney General Dave Yost, Speaker of… Read More ›
We need your help. H.B. 239 must be defeated. It will kill the Founding of America Documents Curriculum in Ohio schools in the 8-12th grade. As most of you remember, in 2012 the Ohio Legislature and the Governor signed into… Read More ›
Here is our letter that we sent to Sarah Fowler, our Representative to the State Board of Education – District 7. May 4, 2019 Ms. Sarah Fowler Ohio State Board of Education Member – District 7 2952 State… Read More ›
We are publishing another article from Sarah Fowler, Ohio State Board of Education Representative from District 7. This should make every free thinking American, those believing that the family is sacrosanct in our society, to sit up and take notice. … Read More ›
We wonder why there is discrimination against home schooled children. Here is an article from Sarah Fowler, District 7 State Representative, explaining how the College Credit Plus Program works. LFC gives a big “thumbs-up” to Sarah, and we appreciate her… Read More ›
From the Riverside School’s website, we found this information: “Congratulations to Melissa Mlakar (Director of Curriculum), James Kalis (Superintendent) and Christopher Basich (College and Career Readiness Coordinator and Teacher) for receiving their Doctorate Degree in Education this past year.” LFC… Read More ›
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for this article about our neighbors in Euclid. It appears that their schools will have to make some drastic cut-backs. Looks like they are short $5.6 million….. https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/education/euclid-city-school-sees-drastic-cuts-after-loss-of-levy/95-d1afabc2-a695-482f-ba1c-33451232aacd Here is an excerpt from the article… Read More ›
We received today the presentation made to the Riverside School Board by the architectural firm helping the board make the decision to renovate the existing 6-12 school or build a brand new school. A big thank you to the very… Read More ›
We were sent a news article dealing with a proposed change in the ballot language regarding local property taxes. Here is the article: News Article on Derek Merrin’s proposed legislation We asked State Representative Derek Merrin (47th District – Toledo Area)… Read More ›
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this article on public school funding. https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local-education/school-funding-overhaul-may-get-delayed-two-years-lawmakers-say/bAWol2XCgUhOhjTMcVvtbO/ Looks like the Cupp-Patterson new school funding formula is put on hold. However, the politicians were able to get the gasoline tax passed without any… Read More ›
LFC offers congratulations to Laura Poje for being nominated for the 2020 State of Ohio teacher of the year award. Best of luck to her.
Here is another look at the impact of the new funding formula changes on Lake County school districts. This only compares the changes from 2019 to 2021. If you want to see a comparison of the annual funding amount since… Read More ›
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for this information….Painesville and Euclid schools are about to be taken over by the State for poor performance…..As we have said many times, it is not about how much money is thrown at the problem. It… Read More ›
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyists, we were made aware of the new school funding formula that Representative John Patterson mentioned to us at our meeting a few weeks ago. 3-29-19 Executive Summary – Fair School Funding Plan Here is an… Read More ›
WARNING: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS…..WE DO NOT MEAN TO OFFEND ANYONE’S SENSIBILITIES, ONLY TO REPORT THE TRUTH ABOUT AN UNCOMFORTABLE SUBJECT. A special thank-you to Sarah Fowler, our very capable representative to… Read More ›
Thanks to a Kirtland lobbyist for this cleveland.com article on the proposed revisions to the school funding. We will have to see the final outcome before we can give it a “thumbs up or down”. This is in keeping with… Read More ›
We highly recommend that ALL interested residents so that you can hear what modern “educators” think is appropriate to teach your young children. Our guess is that you will be SHOCKED! (think pornography and perversion) Comprehensive Sexual Education in Our… Read More ›
Our State School Board Representative, Sarah Fowler, sent us Paolo Demaria’s, the Ohio Superintendent’s, testimony to the House Finance Committee. FY20-21 Budget Testimony – ODE – House Finance 3.21.19 vF Here are some interesting statistics from his testimony: “The Department… Read More ›
Thanks to a Tax Working Group lobbyist for the following information regarding a book dealing with the history of American Education…..I will be reading this soon… *********************1776 Would STRONGLY recommend reading The Messianic Character of American Education By Dr. R.J…. Read More ›
We have been working with the 2018 Cupp Reports, and have prepared the following schedules for all nine school districts in Lake County. The Cupp Reports compares 61 different metrics, and compares each school to a similar district in the… Read More ›