July 30, 2006
Outsourcing storm brewing in schools
Controversy and outsourcing have almost gone hand-in-hand, but in most industries the logistics have worked in favor of outsourcing. In schools, too, considerations of saving money and releasing in-house resources for core school requisites are beginning to work their way through controversial roadblocks.
School authorities in Michigan want to concentrate on their main business of educating students, and are happy to push the management of ancillary services—such as food, custodial, and bus services—off their plate. Private companies are willing to step in, offering these services at competitive rates.
The school authorities might be happy, but people who are losing their jobs to private companies are certainly outraged. For example, 29 custodians and 4 food service workers have lost their jobs in Garden City alone. Yes, some of these workers will get absorbed by the private service providers, but at much lower wages.
Quite naturally, jobless workers are spearheading the move to recall board members in several schools, including Garden City Board of Education and Lakeview Public Schools in St. Clair Shores.
Detroit Free Press has much more on this controversy.
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