The votes are in after Election Day. In North Texas, several school bond proposals for athletic facilities failed.
In a state known to shell out a lot of money for school sports, voters in two different North Texas school districts said 'No' to bonds dealing with athletic facilities."So when they see millions of dollars going to sports facilities or to things that are kind of less of a priority than academics, you're seeing parents vote and say, 'We're just not going to say, 'yes' to that.
He said he's noticed a shift in parents as well over the last several years given the pandemic and the amount of learning loss. “I think you know, parents more than ever are concerned about what is being taught in the schools. They're concerned about the massive learning loss that happened during the COVID-19 pandemic and the school shutdowns," said Steinhauser."You know, they're looking at their pocketbook right now and they're making sure that every dollar that is spent for school buildings or for facilities or for administration or technology is actually being spent on educating students.
He said he hears from parents that sports facilities are nice enough for their kids to play and only maybe a decade old. "But the idea that we have to, you know, either knock that down and build up something new or we have to replace the AstroTurf on the field yet again, or get a huge Jumbotron. You know, a lot of these parents are just kind of like, 'Enough is enough.' We have facilities for sports, you know, that are good enough for our kids to be able to participate in team sports or individual sports and learn all the great lessons that you do from sports," said Steinhauser.
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