Comments on: An alternate solution for Edmonton school closures http://theedmontonian.com/2010/01/26/an-alternate-solution-for-edmonton-school-closures/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:32:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Grace http://theedmontonian.com/2010/01/26/an-alternate-solution-for-edmonton-school-closures/comment-page-1/#comment-3007 Grace Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:32:09 +0000 http://theedmontonian.com/?p=8925#comment-3007 To close the schools would be short sighted and would derail the revitalization of older areas. Communities go in cycles and things are picking up in our inner city. What will EPSB do when all the young families move to the well-established communites? Bus them to the outskirts of town? Is that a cost savings? Edmonton Public Schools has an opportunity here to do something different. Perhaps the city could offer developers and school boards incentives to keep our older areas more vibrant. I know that EPSB is not in the business of keeping a school open just for the sake of a community - it is for the kids. But don't remove the choice of a neighbourhood school for kids in the inner city just to save money and justify building new schools on the outskirts of town. Keep the schools open in the older areas, recognizing the different needs of the residents. These older buildings are fixtures, strong good buildings, not like the impermanant schools being built now. The school board should hold on to their greatest assets, for the sake of the kids and their families. To close the schools would be short sighted and would derail the revitalization of older areas. Communities go in cycles and things are picking up in our inner city. What will EPSB do when all the young families move to the well-established communites? Bus them to the outskirts of town? Is that a cost savings? Edmonton Public Schools has an opportunity here to do something different. Perhaps the city could offer developers and school boards incentives to keep our older areas more vibrant.

I know that EPSB is not in the business of keeping a school open just for the sake of a community – it is for the kids. But don’t remove the choice of a neighbourhood school for kids in the inner city just to save money and justify building new schools on the outskirts of town. Keep the schools open in the older areas, recognizing the different needs of the residents. These older buildings are fixtures, strong good buildings, not like the impermanant schools being built now. The school board should hold on to their greatest assets, for the sake of the kids and their families.

]]> By: Val http://theedmontonian.com/2010/01/26/an-alternate-solution-for-edmonton-school-closures/comment-page-1/#comment-2985 Val Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:12:45 +0000 http://theedmontonian.com/?p=8925#comment-2985 I'm on board with "A Better Edmonton" Well said! Now send a letter to every city councilor. I’m on board with “A Better Edmonton” Well said! Now send a letter to every city councilor.

]]> By: Jeff http://theedmontonian.com/2010/01/26/an-alternate-solution-for-edmonton-school-closures/comment-page-1/#comment-2979 Jeff Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:32:29 +0000 http://theedmontonian.com/?p=8925#comment-2979 I also have no idea what people are thinking in terms of schools and older neighbourhoods. The school board is doing one thing over here (picture me waving my left land) and the city is over here (now I'm waving my right arm around) and it's like they don't even talk about working together. I also have no idea what people are thinking in terms of schools and older neighbourhoods.

The school board is doing one thing over here (picture me waving my left land) and the city is over here (now I’m waving my right arm around) and it’s like they don’t even talk about working together.

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