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And they dont? Really? While it may not matter in GENERAL, it matters a lot in SPECIFICS.
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Enlighten us.
Did you even read the data?
Table 8. Per Pupil Amounts for Current Spending of Public Elementary-Secondary School Systems by State: Fiscal Year 2013
District of Columbia Spending:
Per pupil support: $303
Per Instructional Support Staff: $846
Per General Administration: $1,905
Per School Administration: $1,512
New York State Spending:
Per pupil support: $615
Per Instructional Support Staff: $486
Per General Administration: $332
Per School Administration: $739
Connecticut State Spending:
Per pupil support: $1,079
Per Instructional Support Staff: $511
Per General Administration: $358
Per School Administration: $985
Alabama State Spending:
Per pupil support: $502
Per Instructional Support Staff: $400
Per General Administration: $198
Per School Administration: $538
That pretty much says it all.
And thanks for the post...it's book-marked for future use.
You'll be seeing it again, and again, and again...
Mircea
Tell me exactly what "per pupil" support is.
Feel free. I mean you picked that. Is it even defined the same way in each state?
Actually Jim Doyle's cuts were controversial to say the least. And the 18% tuition increase helped to offset the cuts. Walker is cutting more than Doyle did and not allowing them to increase tuition, he's effectively cutting the University of Wisconsin at the knees. Further, Scott Walkers $297 million cuts follow a previous $250 million he cut from the Wisconsin universities in 2011-2013.
Do you think this is enough cutting? Do you think the damage to the universities in Wisconsin is sufficient or should Scott Walker cut some more? Would you prefer if Scott Walker closed all the universities in Wisconsin entirely? Wisconsin could be the "no college education here whatsoever" state. How far?
Not only that, he wants to do away with tenure for faculty, and attempted to change the charter of the university to explicitly say it serves the interests of employers and corporations.
From what I saw the state was in deep poo especially on budget items before he made other cuts. Think of Greece and what they are now facing; real pain.
Let's see now. WalletHub ranked the school systems in this country from best to last for 2014. Take from it what you will. I bolded the ones that have been mentioned in this thread (don't tell Chris Christie those New Jersey teachers he hates are doing so well)
I forgot you used the word PROGESSIVE in a positive light therefore you are one. Kansas is rural and therefore, must be backwards and redneck in your eye.
It's unfortunate more of the nation isn't.
Nope, the problems with Kansas has much to do with its policies, pursued by Governor Brownback, who has cut taxes for corporations, trashed the budget in the meantime, starved its schools of funds (to the point of the courts ordering Brownback to restore funding). Not a great way to attract employers who want a well-trained workforce.
From what I saw the state was in deep poo especially on budget items before he made other cuts. Think of Greece and what they are now facing; real pain.
That's what I'm saying. Scott Walker has turned Wisconsin into Kansas. And now he's going to decimate education in the process. He's truly terrible at his job but he's got the Koch Brother's money so while the state goes down, they'll just buy splashy ads. It's like a magician - "Don't look over there, look at this shiny object!"
Good. Let the irresponsible Republican governors have their way and trash the schools. In the long-term, it will work against the party. And in the short-term the voters of the state will get exactly what they deserve.
This is appalling. Not only is it an attack on public schools, but it is potentially turning retail workers and factory workers into slaves (no more mandate to have at least one day off), opening up vast stretches of the beautiful forests up to commercial cutting, restricting local zoning laws on the lakeshore, and gutting the DNR.
This just Neo-Con venom towards anything considered liberal. This is the type of policy making is going to make Wisconsin a Democratic state for the next generation. Us FIBS (or FISH if you prefer) go to WI for the nature and peace and quiet. I guess WI will be for gas and food on my way to the North Shore of MN or the UP.
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I forgot you used the word PROGESSIVE in a positive light therefore you are one. Kansas is rural and therefore, must be backwards and redneck in your eye.
