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I heard that in K.C. they were closing many schools . Due to Budget cuts. mostly in the inner city. which will cause All grades to be in one school. Many parents are worried, that their 1st grader will be in danger. with the high school students. We (the Gov) can bail out the banks. what the HECK is going on????. AGAIN EDUCATION is taking a BACKSEAT:-5:-5:-5

Illinois schools are months behind in money owed to them by the state. We've been running the local figure on the school sign so parents are kept updated.

flopstock;1296071 wrote: Illinois schools are months behind in money owed to them by the state. We've been running the local figure on the school sign so parents are kept updated. just nuts!!! we are soooo behind now!! How much deeper is the Uneducated hole going to be dug??:-3:-3

You want to find the problem with the schools?

Look in the Non-Classroom administration. How many directors of this and that are there that are making more than the average teacher?

The way they got the Missouri lottery voted in (in the buckle of the Bible Belt),around 1986, was by promising that a percentage of all proceeds would go toward education. Within two years of the Lotto going live, they started making budget cuts to MO schools.

The Lotto is still going strong, but the schools are closing.

southern yankee;1296069 wrote: I heard that in K.C. they were closing many schools . Due to Budget cuts. mostly in the inner city. which will cause All grades to be in one school. Many parents are worried, that their 1st grader will be in danger. with the high school students. We (the Gov) can bail out the banks. what the HECK is going on????. AGAIN EDUCATION is taking a BACKSEAT:-5:-5:-5




Hi Southern Yankee,



Our faculty had a meeting with our superintendent on Tuesday and heard all of the bad news about budget cuts to all of our schools.



This is our new contract year, and our union has to make a decision as to whether we'll freeze our salaries or seek alternatives routes. I believe that our union will put a freeze on our salaries rather than hurt our distract...at least...that's what I hope will happen.....Time will tell:-6



Our district will have to cut or revamp many of the wonderful programs that we have for our kidlets....Excel, Pride, sports, summer academic programs, Inclusion programs within the classrooms, pull out programs, special tutoring programs and many more. Our field trips to local areas have even been cut.



We're at a point right now that our district will not be replacing retiring teachers or hiring new teachers. Our class sizes will increase dramatically.



~~~~~~~very sad indeed for our children~~~~~~~

Comparative figures are helpful.

My local authority caters for 45,290 pupils in primary and secondary education, those groups are 4-11 years and 11-18 years old and they're the two age groups guaranteed education on demand. Pupils can leave school at 16 if they want to but most stay on.

The local budget is £260 million. £4,520 a year per pupil comes from national funding out of all national tax sources. An additional £1,220 per pupil is guaranteed from local taxation and "other", whatever other is but it's not schools collecting extra money from parents. Extra money from that sort of collection doesn't show up in these figures.

Converting to US dollars that's a total of $8,650 per pupil.

The detailed breakdown is at http://www.bristol-cyps.org.uk/policies ... ground.pdf

spot;1296250 wrote: Comparative figures are helpful.

My local authority caters for 45,290 pupils in primary and secondary education, those groups are 4-11 years and 11-18 years old and they're the two age groups guaranteed education on demand. Pupils can leave school at 16 if they want to but most stay on.

The local budget is £260 million. £4,520 a year per pupil comes from national funding out of all national tax sources. An additional £1,220 per pupil is guaranteed from local taxation and "other", whatever other is but it's not schools collecting extra money from parents. Extra money from that sort of collection doesn't show up in these figures.

Converting to US dollars that's a total of $8,650 per pupil.

The detailed breakdown is at http://www.bristol-cyps.org.uk/policies ... ground.pdf


The Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) provides the majority of the funding for education. This money is allocated from central government to the Local Authority, based on pupil numbers in January. The amount that is allocated to the Local Authority is determined by central government policy. The Local Authority then allocates the money to the schools, according to their own funding formula. Changes to the formula requires Schools Forum qpproval.http://www.bristol-cyps.org.uk/policies ... ground.pdf

This is what I'd particularly have in mind. Dayton, Ohio schools are atrocious yet 5 miles down the highway is Beavercreek, Ohio one of the wealthiest cities in America...I cannot understand why it's not mandated local cities help fund neighbor cities for all shortages let alone schools!