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"Lebron's school" The vast majority of the cost will be paid for by the taxpayers
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:09 am
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:09 am
of Akron...up to
$ 8 million ANNUALLY.
Gee,didn't hear much about this from ESPN and just about every other media outlet who covered the story
$ 8 million ANNUALLY.
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It's a district-owned building. The district will hire and pay the teachers and administration. Kids will ride district buses to school. And they will all eat the free breakfast and lunch the district gives all students.
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I Promise will eventually cost about $8 million a year to run out of the district's regular budget, covered mostly by shifting students, teachers and money from other schools, the district says.
"The coverage made it look like the whole thing is his," said district spokesman Mark Williamson. "He did a lot, but taxpayers should know it's their investment too."
Gee,didn't hear much about this from ESPN and just about every other media outlet who covered the story
This post was edited on 8/6/18 at 7:17 am
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Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:12 am to RD Dawg
Everyone with a brain already knew this was the case. Lebron is basically just putting up scholarship money. Of course it's going to be about 8 years before anyone actually graduates and uses that.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:12 am to RD Dawg
Maybe Mr. Williamson should put some glasses on to appear smart and maybe people will listen.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:20 am to RD Dawg
An ohioan giving the already miserable residents of the 94.7%-fricked state of ohio the ol' "right there, Fred!"
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:20 am to TigerFanInSouthland
He looks like Amish Malcolm X in that picture.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:28 am to RD Dawg
I always figured it would still be somewhat operated using some tax money. Nothing really to see here.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:30 am to RD Dawg
His foundation did put up almost $2 million for the startup of the school and expects to contribute $2 million each year, so 20% of the total operating cost. That's still good.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:32 am to McVick
Lebron could set up a dividend portfolio and generate 8 mil himself alone every year. He has that kinda money.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:36 am to RD Dawg
Anyone with a functioning mind knew that some of the cost would be handed to taxpayers since, you know, it's part of Akron Public Schools.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:36 am to McVick
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That's still good.
Not when taxpayers are on the hook for $8 million annually...not exactly the definition of "giving back"
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:38 am to hoopsgalore
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Anyone with a functioning mind knew that some of the cost would be handed to taxpayers since, you know, it's part of Akron Public Schools.
Wow,so you knew 80% of annual costs annually were gonna be paid for by taxpayers???
Amazing
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:40 am to hoopsgalore
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Anyone with a functioning mind knew that some of the cost would be handed to taxpayers since, you know, it's part of Akron Public Schools.
And yet, that's not how it was really portrayed. At all.
Both things can be true, ijs.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:40 am to RD Dawg
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Wow,so you knew 80% of annual costs annually were gonna be paid for by taxpayers???
It's a public school, no?
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:41 am to hoopsgalore
quote:Didn't a certain group of ppl on here get up in arms over this?
Anyone with a functioning mind knew that some of the cost would be handed to taxpayers since, you know, it's part of Akron Public Schools.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:43 am to RD Dawg
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Not when taxpayers are on the hook for $8 million annually...not exactly the definition of "giving back"
What should he "give back" then? He did something. Something more than others are doing. Should he build a private school for all at-risk K-8 children in Akron? Should he be financially responsible for the entire school Akron school system? If the financial terms weren't favorable for the school district, don't you think the the Akron government would have passed on the offer?
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:46 am to McVick
This is stupid.
It is a public school. Of course it was going to cost the taxpayers annually. That is how public schools work.
Do you know what didn’t cost the taxpayers?
The price of building a new school building.
It is a public school. Of course it was going to cost the taxpayers annually. That is how public schools work.
Do you know what didn’t cost the taxpayers?
The price of building a new school building.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:48 am to TigerCruise
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Everyone with a brain already knew this was the case. Lebron is basically just putting up scholarship money.
So LeBron is sending kids to college when he has the reading level of a fourth grader.
Brilliant.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:49 am to Scruffy
I mean I didn't hear one time last week that it was a public school. All you heard was Lebron was paying for all these kids.
I could easily have looked, but everyone here acting like was obvious since it was a public school must have done a bit more work than me on it
I could easily have looked, but everyone here acting like was obvious since it was a public school must have done a bit more work than me on it
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:53 am to McVick
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His foundation did put up almost $2 million for the startup of the school and expects to contribute $2 million each year, so 20% of the total operating cost. That's still good.
It is great. Any stable person wouldn't argue against that. It's the wall to wall coverage that makes it sound like he just adopted every child in the Akron area.
Posted on 8/6/18 at 7:54 am to ctiger69
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So LeBron is sending kids to college when he has the reading level of a fourth grader.
Brilliant.
Are you really shitting on someone for sending a kid to college?
Like really dude
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