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School Spending

Chardon Schools Issue 22: Another Bad School Bond

Coming to your Chardon ballot on November 2 is another plan by the Chardon school board to waste your tax dollars. Being billed as a bond to “provide operational improvements”, this bond is asking for Read more

By Goats Admin, 4 years ago October 5, 2021
Uncategorized

Chardon LSD Administrators Voting History

Where do your Chardon Local School District administrators vote, and how often to they vote? Find their voting history below:   Lake County Voter Registration Look-up https://lake.ohioboe.com/apps/vtrlookup.aspx#results Superintendent: Michael Hanlon, PhD – Mentor Voting History: Read more

By Goats Admin, 6 years ago October 21, 2019
Geauga Parks District

Geauga Parks District Issue 23: When a decrease really means an increase.

You will recall that GPD suspended collection of this levy for several years, but with the purchase of several large pieces of land, including a private golf course in Newbury in late 2018 from an owner Read more

By AuburnTownship.org, 6 years ago September 19, 2019
November 2019 Chardon School Bond

Parents and Donors Beware: Electioneering by your school PTO

For many generations the school PTO has been trusted to establish a partnership between parents, teachers and the community with the goal of helping students obtain a top-quality education. It’s always been about what is best Read more

By Goats Admin, 6 years ago September 13, 2019
Economics

Setting The Record Straight: Home Values

One common scare tactic used by school spending proponents is “You need to vote for this levy to protect your property values“. While it is true that the perception of good schools play a role in Read more

By Goats Admin, 6 years ago September 13, 2019
November 2019 Chardon School Bond

Chardon Issue 21 – School Bond Information

We Don’t Need It Many of the “substandard facilities” claims made by the district are simply due to maintenance items that have been neglected over the years. The district claims the schools are overcrowded, but Read more

By Goats Admin, 6 years ago September 8, 2019
November 2019 Chardon School Bond

Vote No – Chardon Bond Issue yard signs available!

Thanks to a generous donor, we are now able to provide yard signs so you can proudly display your opposition to the November 5 Chardon school bond issue. Best of all, this sign can be Read more

By Goats Admin, 6 years ago September 6, 2019
School Choice

Chardon Schools moves forward with Kindergarten program without important parental choice measures

At their regular meeting on January 22, the Chardon Board of Education voted unanimously to implement universal all-day every-day kindergarten starting in the 2019-20 school year. The plan will cost the district about $140,000 annually Read more

By Joe, 6 years ago January 31, 2019
Guidelines

Guidelines For School Districts

Thanks to the 1st and 14th amendments to our great Constitution of the United States, and as an organization formed to oppose levies and bond issues, Geaugans Opposed to Additional Taxes and Spending (GOATS) requires Read more

By Joe, 6 years ago January 24, 2019
School Spending

The Staffing Surge in Public Education

According to a 2017 nationwide study titled “Back to the Staffing Surge” by Dr. Benjamin Scafidi at Kennesaw State University, Ohio has enjoyed a 26% increase in spending per student from 1992 to 2014 when Read more

By Joe, 7 years ago June 28, 2018
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