This blog post originally appeared on the Education Innovating blog run by Education Evolving from 2010 to 2011. It has now been merged into our main blog.
In rural Hutto Texas, the superintendent has taken the compelling step of seeking to trademark and lease-out the school’s Hutto Hippo. He is also planning to lease bus and website space to advertisers.
Things seem desperate.
But really what’s happening is that a bright, competent administrator is doing the best he can within the confines of his environment.
Stop, step back. Think: Maybe the confines are the problem, not the money.
He’s grasping to fund one model of school. Maybe it’s the model that is the problem.