Strapped schools are cutting down to the bone »
Posted By berkeley 6 months, 1 week ago in Political NewsThe kids at Stonebrae Elementary School in Hayward handed in their musical instruments Friday - and may never get them back.
For some, the simple act of saying farewell to a flute or a violin is a metaphor for the precarious future of public education in the state.
"It's musical instruments, it's physical education, it's vocational education, students learning the English language - there's such a wide array of programs being slashed," said Robin Swanson, spokeswoman for the Education Coalition of teachers and other educators around the state. "These programs being cut are emblematic of our students being robbed of a quality education - all the things that give them promise."
Read Full Story at sfgate.com »
127 Views Share Story 4 Comments Report
Submitted By:
berkeley
If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. Of all the enemies to public ...
Who Also Submitted:
RSS Join the Discussion
+ Add CommentComments So Far: 4 (view all)
-
-
-
100%
beavith16 months ago
This comment is below the standard viewing threshold View It »
that's the game. eliminate things that get parents all riled up, but don't touch that headcount!
Reply
this idea that small class size is 'desirable' may apply in provate schools, but public schools, by definition, aren't private. if you want your kid to get a private school education, YOU pay the nut, not your heighbors.
i know of two school systems that have 17 and, my god, 13 kids per class. here's a dumb idea. how's about we fire every third teacher in that 17 kid district and fire every other teacher in the 13 kid district? in both cases, that'd get class size to 23-26 per class. when the teacher head count drops, so will the staff positions. when i went to school, i remember being in a class of 34. are the kids of today any smarter than they were in the 60s and 70s?
teaching used to be a good steady job. you didn't get rich, but you were guaranteed a job with decent benefits. now its become the GD golden goose. -
Add a Comment
Sign In With Your Propeller Account
Please keep your comments relevant to this story.
To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.