Tax cuts and education
Local education officials are scrambling to figure out how the potential tax cuts -- those we will vote on in January -- will affect our schools. They make some valid points. As a mother of children who have gone through public schools, I can tell you that some areas are woefully underfunded. And my kids have attended top schools and gotten into top colleges. My 22-year-old once sat in a Spanish class with 45 students and not enough books, for instance.
Nonetheless, I think the school board staff needs to look very closely at waste in the system, at teachers who don't belong in the classrooms, at pet projects that benefit a select few. That effort would go a long way in helping their cause.
As my mother used to say, God helps those who help themselves.
Nonetheless, I think the school board staff needs to look very closely at waste in the system, at teachers who don't belong in the classrooms, at pet projects that benefit a select few. That effort would go a long way in helping their cause.
As my mother used to say, God helps those who help themselves.
posted by Ana Veciana-Suarez at 8:42 AM
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I agree. My observation is that the School district can cut out a lot of "support" and "administrative" functions located at the District and Regional offices.
There are too many chefs and the money that SHOULD be going to the schools (where the rubber hits the road) ACTUALLY goes to support the "support" units.
This won't happen though - it would make way too much sense.
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Umm, so what exactly is the Lottery money used for again?
Yeah, this is all a scam and a way to manifest fear creating voter opposition.
Solution:
- Option 1: Oversight budgets; where x was the budget prior to the tax increase and y is what it is now; then where is all the extra money going to?
- Option 2: Might as well leave the taxes high, but in return provide quality health care for all at no other expense AND scrap the hwy toll system.
BTW, I elected these clowns in office to get the job done. I mean come on, I know nothing about politics and here I am providing simple common sense answers. It just makes me sick that these jokers play with their session time flipping back dubious statements about tax cuts and were paying them for it.
No different than the car salesmen saying that he's going to talk to the manager to match that lower negotiating price you asked for. Rather, goes for a coke and perhaps cracks a joke about you to the other rubberneck salesman in the break room.
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