California teacher comes up with a way to save his school money

Here's a clever way that one California teacher has come up with to save the school some money in printing costs: offer advertisements on tests. The same sort of idea already is in play when it comes to programs for games, plays, and yearbooks, so why not for non-extra-curricular activities?

While this does sort of breed commercialism in schools, I see it as minimal compared to the sorts of free advertising that companies already get in terms of brand name clothes and accessories, among other things. Especially for businesses that cater to youth and the under-21 crowd (or even the coveted 18-49 demographic), I'm surprised more schools aren't attempting to pool their collective resources to fix this moderate line item expense.

So is the idea worth investigating further? Of course. With the state facing record shortfalls, it's time to start investigating new ideas. Or pooling resources and contractors.

Tags: advertising on school tests, ideas to save budget