[mnehring]

Budget cuts? So that’s why most of the schools in my district are spending tens of millions of dollars to completely replace the old schools and build new stadiums? That’s why the high school here spent a half a million dollars tearing out the grass and putting in astro-turf, only to have to spend another quarter of a million a few month later to replace the astroturf again? That’s why the district spends over a million a year for “International Baccalaureate” and “Montessori” certifications in its failing middle schools?

Darn, those budget cuts are really hurting.

[pierrem15]

Notice also that more teachers than non-teaching staff were cut.

It's as though the captain and crew of the Titanic rushed the lifeboats before the passengers could get to them.

"Public service" these days means keeping the taxpayer bent over to be serviced.

[Professional Engineer]

Budget cuts? So that’s why most of the schools in my district are spending tens of millions of dollars to completely replace the old schools and build new stadiums?

Only tens. Shoot we've got at $60mil foo-bah stadium going up now. In the middle of a freaking depression. The taxpayers are ecstatic. "We've got one too."