Sad News About Portland Public Schools
March 1, 2006
I received a letter a few days ago, from another parent, and she obliquely referred to “the sad news about the school.” I had to track her down and find out what “new” distress we should prepare for. The way I read the letter, it sounded like something specific to my kid’s school, but it wasn’t.
How would you like your kid to go to school next year from January 2007 to June 2007? That’s one idea floated regarding the current school budget. How about 2/3 of the school staff being cut, and all custodial and maintenance being cut?
Who would change the toilet paper for our kids?
Who would feed them?
Who would record their myriad offenses on their permanent records?
But I digress.
We have a five billion dollar deficit in our school budget for the 05-07 cycle. Education groups have asked the Legislature to increase spending to match, but you know how that goes. With the loss of property taxes due to the Measure Five in 1990, followed by the pounding that Measure 30 took in 2004, Oregon schools have been on a downhill slide. How do we get it turned around?
- Posted in : Our Schools
- Author :russ
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