Comments on: Jim Rex Funds Green Bean Museum With School Choice Grant?

By: A concerned parent

A concerned parent — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:09:19 +0000

Maybe Fits should look at some of the other issues that Florence School District Three is having besides just our all famous bean market! Most of our schools are failing AYP and are in no way getting any better. There is so much coruption in the district that if a governing body would come in the State Dept of Education would fire everyone that is anyway associated with funds and the governing of the schools. When parents are told the schools do not have to supply things for their students that are written in the Federal 504 civil rights laws well…. I think it’s way past time for some MAJOR invetigation. The bean market and our tobacco project are just a few of the failed money usages of grants!

By: Beano

Beano — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:17:26 +0000

whatever…the green bean museum is likely to never receive the money anyways because florence district three’s superintendent is a moron. beth wright is completely incompetent and has ruined the schools in lake city pretty much all by herself.

maybe the bean will be the new mascot.

By: Green Giant

Green Giant — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:47:04 +0000

beans, beans good for your heart, the more you eat them the more you fart.

By: An Over Paid Teacher

An Over Paid Teacher — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:41:05 +0000

Hell…

The big stoy is, as you pointed out…they dont have any idea where all the money goes. I work in state government and the average citizen can not imagine the waste fraud and abuse…

By: fitsnews

fitsnews — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:35:32 +0000

“For The Students,”

First of all, you need a less oxymoronic screen name.

Second, we’ve thoroughly reviewed the budget for this proposed grant. There is no way to ascertain precisely where the money is going because the only breakdown provided refers to the “types” of expenses (as opposed to their destinations).

Also, the green bean museum is specifically identified within the grant proposal as a member of the proposed program’s “governance board,” which would certainly seem to imply it will have a say over how the money gets spent.

Simply put, we have nothing other than the insistence of a bunch of educrats to verify the statement that “no money is going to the museum,” and forgive us for saying this, but these are the same idiots “insisting” that our public schools have been getting better all these years.

Frankly, we think the fact that the district is now signaling that it might return the money probably has more to do with our reporting and less to do with the fact that the program was only “partially-funded.”

And finally, while you may be sold on the notion of “bean education” as a method of pulling our state out of the national SAT and graduation rate cellar, but we’re inclined to maintain a healthy skepticism on that front.

Anything else? Have a nice day, Beavis.

-FITSNews

By: For the Students

For the Students — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:56:59 +0000

The Bean Market Museum is in no way receiving funds from this grant, it is quite the opposite, the Museum will be providing assistance through various means to assist the school. Perhaps you should start listening to your investigations instead of making assumptions that are incorrect. Florence District 3 is in need of assistance and they are trying to make advances in education, how about give them a chance to try something different instead of punishing these children because you are too caught up with politics. Jim Rex made a decision based on children and the Lake City Community schools’ needs, not a political decision.

By: An Over Paid Teacher

An Over Paid Teacher — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:16:51 +0000

For goodness sake…please get it through your heads. Education in SC is NEVER going to change. Never. To many people make too much money off the present system and these people like it just the way it is!

So, please accept it…and move on.

By: Hugh Leatherman

Hugh Leatherman — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:13:54 +0000

mmmmm. me likey green beans.

they go good with Scrumpdiddleumptious Bars.

By: Joe Public

Joe Public — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:10:26 +0000

OK FITS. Find the rest of these boondoggles. If an educrat in the Department of Education calls it a boondoggle, I’d hate to see what we’re funding

By: Mysteries Inc

Mysteries Inc — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:17:51 +0000

Will:

hope you are enjoying your fine new sailing yacht. Look at your list again you missed something. Rep. Jerry Govan is the only member of the General Assembly listed as a grant recipient.