Check out State Budget Shortfalls on K-12 Education Spending and Job Loss. Geez, wouldn't you know it, right off the bat the destruction will be around 9% loss on common ed. spending.
Ok, let's use really big numbers here for emphasis: $54,000,000,000. Sadly the stimulus package won't help shortfalls in local spending.
This country ought to be ashamed of it lack of effort or concern for it's citizenry and it's future. Every S.O.B. elected leader has h/her hand out for the stimulus money, but as usual the kids get the punch in the mouth both now and, oh, yes, later when the bill comes due to pay for this mess over Wall Street.
Of course the teachers get kicked in the ass over this crap too, yet they will be expected to shoulder the load and suffer from the "come on do it for the kids" even though their health insurance soars, their retirement stands in jeopardy, and their principal has one thing on his/her mind: Test Scores.
But, hey, lets screw with those who can't speak for themselves. Isn't that the American way?
Monday, March 16, 2009
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It seems our students always get the short end of the stick, doesn't it? Local funding is diminishing in direct proportion to the wretched economy. Programs for the gifted have been slighted, if not totally disregarded. And I do agree with you that test scores as a single measurement of learning is an absurdity.
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