In article >,
"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:

> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "The Legislature slashed $8.4 billion in funding for schools and community
> > colleges. As a result, the California Teachers Association predicts class
> > sizes will increase, thousands of teachers could be laid off and programs
> > will be eliminated."
> >
> > Because, you know, those kids were getting WAY overeducated.

> Slashed from the requested amount or the real number used last year? Sort
> of like asking the boss for a $1000 a week raise and if he gives you $100,
> you complain that your pay was cut $900.

This is a cut from last year's budget. Per pupil spending will go from
US$8,784 per year to US$8,404 per year.

> A lot of money was wasted in school systems. The US is #1 in spending,

But California was near the bottom already in per pupil spending among
the 50 states. I heard predictions that California would move down to
the #50 ranking.

> yet
> #10 in education. Why is that? Money does not mean good education.

Massive teacher layoffs are predicted. Who's going to teach the kids?
If money is cut by 5%, then more than 5% of the teachers need to be laid
off, because it's strictly by seniority, and the teachers who get laid
off are way down on the salary scale.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA