If you haven’t heard, USD231 (Gardner)has recently passed a bond($100m) that will help improve the schools of Gardner. Read for a better Overview of the USD231Bond.

The bond will greatly help, but I think they could be using it in better places. For the high school, they mention improving the commons and food. Which is nice, but they could be using it to fix many issues and improve and offer a better education.

The best comparison would be USD348 (Baldwin City), which also recently passed a bond, but unlike USD231, they’re using their bond to improve their CTE programs and renovating old classrooms.

Many students feel the same way, believing that USD231 should fix things instead of improving the commons area and offering “a broader variety of healthy and appealing food choices.”

I believe that it would be great to get things fixed around the school and have stronger CTE programs. But they also mentioned that they would be increasing safety and surveillance around the school, which is a good thing to do.

While we all have different opinions on what the bond could be used for, as long as it improves the student experience and overall improves the school, I think it will have an overall positive impact.