An Arguement for Advertising on School Property

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Allegan County Board of Education Dear AAESA School Board: This letter is regarding a controversial topic that I’ve researched – Advertising on School Grounds. With all the cuts that school districts have faced over the last five years, I am a proponent for advertising on schools grounds and argue that our district would benefit from implementing different advertising in our district to help fund dying programs. David Gard for The Star – Ledger in New Jersey on January 6th, 2011 writes about how Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law that would allow advertisements on school buses in order to boost revenue for school districts at a time of cost-cutting. In the article, Connie Wagner from Assemblywomen states: “With schools everywhere at a loss for state aid, and cuts being felt as classes get underway again, this is an easy way for schools to generate additional revenue to help keep programs running and activity fees to a minimum.” We’ve laid off enough teachers and cut different school programs and with strict advertising limitations our district would ha...

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