Posted on 11/04/2009 12:04:51 PM PST by vc79
The economic crisis has forced every state to scramble to get its budget in balance. This has meant torturous efforts to preserve essential services and minimize the pain and damage from slashed spending and lost jobs. Every state has sacrificed. But Hawaii has sacrificed its own schoolchildren.
The 50th state, the only one with a single statewide school district, has just cut 17 days from the academic year, under a new labor contract with public school teachers that avoids layoffs in favor of pay cuts and furloughs, all to be taken on instructional days.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
The Enemies Within Our Education system

Education Unions (the N.E.A.), School Administrators and Yes - Even Some Teachers
The Socialist/Communist state government just doing what it naturally does. What else did you expect?
Yeah, what is that about, "It's for the children" garbage? Hoo boy, those Democrats really care...about themslves.
“It’s all about the children”...
I’m sure that’s what the teachers union would still say.
Well, I guess they just wanted to show they really don’t believe
in a “no child left behind” philosophy (/sarc)
Well, considering the liberal view of abortion and the evils of Man, it’s really No Child Left.
They don’t care about the kids. They care about their jobs. I wish they could just admit that and quit lying to everyone.
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