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So, Who's pockets are being lined? It's not the food service, their contract is really crappy. I'd be happy to cut it, but there are enough kids on free lunch
by wiredfool 15y ago
So, Who's pockets are being lined?
It's not the food service, their contract is really crappy. I'd be happy to cut it, but there are enough kids on free lunch that it's really important.
It's not the teachers, they keep getting cut.
It's not the administrators, there aren't that many of them, and they've been cutting right along with the teachers. And the administrative load doesn't get smaller, since there are an ever multiplying number of federal compliance issues.
It's not maintenance, as they don't have the resources they need to keep the aging infrastructure going. They could double their staff for a year and still not get through stuff.
It's not transportation, they're getting hit by fuel costs.
It's not the secretaries, they're getting hit too.
The text books, meh, most of them are pretty old.
Maybe it's technology, but that's a separate levy and a different pool of money.
We've got old buildings, one should have been closed years ago. That could save a teacher or two per year, but there's community pressure to keep it open.
Frankly, we spend less on education here per student per year than I would spend to send a kid to daycare for the same time. And they're expected to learn enough to compete in the modern world.
- russell_h 15y agoYou should take a look at what is being spent on teacher benefits. The school district in my hometown (Anchorage, Alaska) signed a contract whereby they're obligated to pay $1180/month for healthcare for each teacher.
- jbooth 15y agoYeah, healthcare costs have been out of control for a decade. But that's not the teachers' fault. I don't know Alaska but that seems high, Anchorage should get a better deal with their provider.
- chipsy 15y agoConsultants.
- anamax 15y ago> It's not the food service, their contract is really crappy. Are you confusing the amount of money spent with the amount of benefit delivered? I note that you're looking at the school level and you're guessing at spending. Let's look at it from the other side. Suppose that you wanted to educate 25 kids. Would it cost more than $187k? I ask because $7,500 * 25 is $187,500.