Posted on 05/08/2020 8:23:58 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON - Just as they face unprecedented new challenges and financial costs, leaders of K-12 public school districts around the country are warning of dire consequences from sharp budget cuts from state legislatures attempting to deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
The alarm was sounded by school superintendents in 62 cities, who sent a letter to Congress through the nonprofit Council for the Great City Schools, asking Congress for billions of dollars in new federal education assistance and warning that some 275,000 teachers could be laid off in their districts alone because of budget cuts caused by a drop in state and local revenue during the crisis. Those would add to existing shortages in virtually every state.
"[D]ark clouds are forming on the educational horizon that will spell disaster if Congress does not intervene," the letter said. "Significant revenue shortfalls are looming for local school districts that will exacerbate the disruption students have already faced. Some 40 to 50% of school district revenue, in fact, come from local sources that are expected to drop precipitously in the months ahead. This revenue decline will come on top of revenue losses in the months to come from state sources that have been more widely reported. Several big city school districts are now projecting 15 to 25% cuts in overall revenue going into next school year."
In California on Thursday, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom released a budget analysis showing a $54.3 billion budget deficit through next summer, with projections that the K-12 public schools could lose some 20% of their state funding.
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Teachers all across this country are drawing their same salary while only a small fraction of them are working! And I’m supposed to feel sorry for them? NOT!!!!!
Motivated students can learn at home.
Anyone remember Abraham Lincoln’s education? Abe did not have the benefit of the world’s knowledge at his fingertips on the Internet.
If they need a teacher, THOUSANDS of young people can learn from a single teacher at the same time via the Internet.
No class clowns or behavior problems can disrupt the teaching.
Also, parents can watch examples of various teachers’ presentations online and choose which teacher to be the one to teach their children.
Teachers usually work for about 8 months a year (given all the holidays and vacays, including summer). They have good benefits and retirement plans. Maybe schools should take the cut in funds and adjusat. They could fire many “administrators”, lower teacher pay and benefits...and retirement benefits. Are teachers and administrators getting full pay this year while they are on extended vacay? Are taxpayers being given a refund on their property taxes since most schools have been closed for several months?
Good idea but as part of it we need to bring affordable unmetered broadband to anyone who can not get that, subsidising that would still come in far cheaper than the current school system so it would be well worth the cost and and ‘rural broadband act’ is long overdue.
“Red for Ed” LMAO! FOAD Commies.
Forget lower property taxes. Likely, they jack them up...for the children, you know.
Decreases??? I doubt it. Likely they increase them.
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