How many of you guys are at home

[Grant H.]

Until there is some oversight on how the money in the school districts is spent, they go pound sand. They don't need anymore money.

The school districts are good at allocating money, telling the teachers they can't use it, then moving it into the general fund the next year as "surplus"...

[Gman]

...instead of being filtered down through countless layers and is all but gone when it gets to where it needs to go.

That sounds just like government. ;-)

[hurley842002]

Until there is some oversight on how the money in the school districts is spent, they go pound sand. They don't need anymore money.

The school districts are good at allocating money, telling the teachers they can't use it, then moving it into the general fund the next year as "surplus"...

Agree, and I have one child in school and one heading there next year. I'm all for schools being funded appropriately, I am not for money being wasted. Personally, I'm in favor of a significant cut in tax payer money for schools, with the appropriate reduction in my income tax, I can then take that money, and send my children where I want, then folks who don't have children in schools aren't stuck footing the bill. Unfortunately the amount of my income tax going towards education is likely minuscule in the grand scheme of things, and I likely wouldn't be in the positive enough to pay for their schooling.

Disclaimer: I'm new to the school thing, so I likely have no idea what I'm talking about, these are just thoughts that run through my mind.

[Irving]

Winds are 50mph. I was looking at this gun...

http://cabotgun.com/oak-collection/t...-pistol-set/#1

Seems like a pretty long way to go to cover up an idiot scratch.

[Gman]

Seems like a pretty long way to go to cover up an idiot scratch.

Hell, I couldn't afford to read the linked info.

"If you have to ask "how much", you can't afford it."

[Delfuego]

Abolish the Department of Education, and privatize the entire system. Remove the education regulations and taxes and parents can pay as they go.

That's a great idea, then we can really be a 3rd world nation.

[Gman]

That's a great idea, then we can really be a 3rd world nation.

Because all of those kids coming out of private schools aren't getting an education?

[MrPrena]

It doesn't matter it is minimum wage or executive pay. People compare their monetary pay and come similar firld/sector/description and grass looks always greener on the other side.

Our district just passed 4day/week school and now this...
If they wave the edu degrees, I will apply to school district myself. 180day/yr sounds more attractive than 70hr+/week corporate job that puts in 3x + more hours per year at 2.8x more pay.

[Irving]

I didn't like the pay at my job, so I quit. It was very scary and I wasn't sure if I was going to make it. Then I made twice the money and probably worked half as much (or less), so I'm happy and glad I took the risk to make the change. You'll never know what you can do unless you go out and try. I feel like fighting the organization is a waste of time for everyone. If everyone goes and gets different jobs, something will have to change to get teachers back.

[sniper7]

I think they should fire them all for fighting to try and get their pay more in line with others in the same profession.

Then when they are all fired there will be a whole lot of parents in a very ugly situation that count on their kids going to school to get an education (while the parents are at work). Going to be tough to take your kid to work every day or have to pay a whole lot for childcare/paycut for homeschooling/private school.