Banks & Bombs versus Education? "I'm really frightened for public education in Virginia"

[Karmadillo]

I would guess similar cuts are happening in school districts across the country. Maybe the Pentagon will agree to loan them some of the $636 billion in loot it made off with yesterday.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/BUDG16_20091215-222606/311821/

Area school superintendents brace for massive budget cuts
JUAN ANTONIO LIZAMA TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Published: December 18, 2009

Students at Hopkins Road Elementary School can't check out library books the way they used to.

Checkout times have been limited to two 30-minute periods a day and during library class since the Chesterfield County school system reduced hours for library assistants this year as part of budget cuts, said school librarian Carolyn Moul.

"Circulation has decreased 12 percent because of that," she said.

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The Chesterfield school system has estimated a $25 million to $30 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2011.

"I'm actually frightened by what we're going to see from the budget perspective, from both the state and local government," said Marshall W. Trammell Jr., county School Board chairman. "I'm really frightened for public education in Virginia."

The Richmond school system is anticipating losing $9.5 million because of changes in the composite index, which determines how much money each school system receives annually from the state, and $1.6 million to $6.5 million in stimulus money, depending on what the state takes away.

This would mean possibly eliminating some school programs, increasing class sizes, instituting furloughs and reducing non-personnel budgets up to 15 percent, said Superintendent Yvonne W. Brandon.

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[upi402]

1. Isn't that happenning everywhere now?

Dang, we got bombs to lob at tarrissssst! Bankers are having trouble heating the pools on their private jets, lets get real.
:sarcasm:

[Karmadillo]

2. It pretty much reveals what's happening to this country, doesn't it. Hard to believe

we'll stand by without a peep and allow the gutting of our schools to help out the wealthy and the MIC.

[LWolf]

3. It's happening in my district

in Oregon.

We had a 60 minute report from a district accountant at our staff meeting a few days ago.

No good news, and enough bad to leave us in a state of despair.