The early returns are in...
No, not in the presidential primaries - I'm talking about the impact of the economic downturn, led by the subprime mortgage crisis, on education budgets.
A few recent stories:
The question will be, what happens after budgets are tightened?
A few recent stories:
- School budget cuts could lead to layoffs - Nevada Appeal, 12/21/07. Reduction of 4.5% in K-12 funding from the state.
- California's Grim Budget Picture Stalls 'Year of Education' - Education Week, 1/7/08. Major initiatives stalled; cuts to K-12 education feared.
- Colleges get word of 'worst case' - Lexington Herald-Leader, 1/7/08. K-12 education in Kentucky is bracing for budget cuts of up to 12%.
The question will be, what happens after budgets are tightened?
posted by Brett at
9:31 PM
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My hope is school districts gut the central offices before they cut teachers. Why is this not done? Why are teachers the first to go when the budget tightens?
Of course if the districts would use a budget crisis as an opportunity to remove ineffective teachers that would be different. Of course, that means they would have to move ineffective administrators who were great teachers back into the classroom. Hmmm...
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