[SMGFan]

Meanwhile NJEA continues to run statewide ad (not sure if on the NYC stations) touting the great education achievements. FYI, on the Jersey City Education Assoc. building on Kennedy BLVD has the slogan "First in Quality Education"

[SMGFan]

And I posted this a year ago.

“N.J. Teachers Union Denies Democrats Endorsements”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2764005/posts

[Proud2BeRight]

But the regime and their lapdog media tells us that we are in a recovery.

[dalebert]

let the New Jersey House Wives pay for it.

[kcvl]

What do these “parents” pay for theses days?!

I thought welfare, food stamps, housing, healthcare, school lunches, etc. are already GIVEN to these people, What do they pay for?! If they can’t afford school supplies after that how about not having anymore kids!!!

These same people don’t have a problem spending at convenience stores for liquor & cigs. They don’t have a problem paying for manicures or hairdos. But they can’t pay for school supplies. BS!!! They choose not to pay for them!

[Sacajaweau]

Why are all these kids lugging backpacks? 6 hours a day in school is more than enough to learn....(We did it except for spelling.)

Oh yeh...forgot...they gotta make turkeys and christmas decorations, take Spanish, learn about collards and whole wheat....forget "writing" ot spelling or multiplication tables.

The Kindergarten - 12th school system is an absolute mess.

[GeronL]

don’t worry the feds will fund the condoms

[bgill]

It’s a ritual as familiar as the smell of sharpened pencils or Elmer’s Glue.

Here's an idea, how about using super cheap yellow #2 pencils instead of mechanical pencils and cheap Elmer's Glue instead of the sparkle glitter glue and the teachers cut the supply list by 75%.

[missingwv]

The primary reason our property taxes are the highest in the country is that we have to support these towns and their schools, at a cost per student that exceeds private schools and colleges. Add that to our income taxes that supply free housing, medical care, cell phones, breakfast and lunch (and sometimes take-home food), all-day preschool, and help with utility bills, etc. And still they ask for more. Sorry, I’m buying for my own kids and grandkids out of what’s left of my paycheck.

[jennychase]

Teachers should start contributing towards their own healthcare and pension.

Parents can skip one can of beer per week, that will pay for school supply. Mom’s please skip one nail saloon appointment, do it at home. That will pay for kids school clothes and food.