Use stimulus package to fund to fund teacher salaries
The recent announcement by Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green that Guilford County Schools may need to cut as many as 100 employees from next year’s budget should set off all sorts of alarms. Every day we hear about the Obama administration’s plans to stimulate the economy using our tax dollars (or those borrowed from future generations) and yet our public school system is contemplating cutting jobs.
One of our highest priorities should be supporting existing public education systems across the country, and we should not tolerate the loss of any jobs because of budget shortfalls in local school systems.
Gov. Perdue’s administration should be contacting representatives of school systems statewide to make sure federal funds available through the recently passed stimulus package can be channeled to prevent the loss of school jobs.
Moreover, the stimulus funds should be used to hire more teachers and other school system employees in areas that have been under-served. There’s a “shovel-ready” project we can all support. Let’s contact our elected officials and make sure they know where our priorities should be.
Clarence H. Owen
Greensboro
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I think there is briad agreement that a lot student-to-teacher ratio is a a good thing .. which is one key ingredient in why home schooling works well .. but there are also some BAAAAD teachers in the system, and it is probable the 100 employees will include some non-teachers.
Unemployment sucks .. the real issue is the dearth of alternative jobs for these 100 employees - alternative jobs hopefully more suited for their skills sets and personalities.
Personally I blame Barney and Chris for the dearth of alternative jobs. Opps, I did it again.
Posted on April 1, 2009 5:34 AM
Mr Owen you said; "Gov. Perdue’s administration should be contacting representatives of school systems statewide to make sure federal funds available through the recently passed stimulus package can be channeled to prevent the loss of school jobs."
What happens to these jobs when the stimulus money runs out?
Posted on April 1, 2009 8:50 AM