Local school districts expect deeper budget cuts. How about taking money from the military?

[Karmadillo]

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch. How much should we cut school budgets next year? Would money spent on escalation in Afghanistan be better spent educating our children?

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/BUDG12_20091011-221205/298824/

Local school districts expect deeper budget cuts
By Holly Prestidge

Published: October 12, 2009

This time last year, Hanover County school officials knew they'd be in for a tough budget season; ultimately, they cut $15 million from their bottom line.

Some of that was later restored with federal stimulus money, but Superintendent Stewart D. Roberson warned recently that $15 million could be just the starting point for another round of cuts for the 2010-11 budget.

While budget planning always includes talk about balancing desires with needs, Roberson said, this year could be unlike any other he has seen in 22 years of budget development. A pre-budget public hearing with the School Board comes tomorrow in Ashland, and school boards in Richmond, Henrico County and Chesterfield County also are preparing for deeper budget cuts.

"It's not rhetoric," Roberson said last week about the tough conversations his staff will be having over the next few months.

"We've had recessions" in the past, he said. "But they tended to be months long, not two or three years."

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[HowHasItComeToThis]

1. MILITARY, INDUSTRIAL, MEDIA, RELIGIOUS COMPLEX IS DESTROYING AMERICA

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Doc_Technical]

2. Well duhhh!!

The money spent on Defense in the U.S.A. is
greater than the rest of the world combined.
This fact makes it obvious who is really calling
the shots (no pun intended) in this country.

[Brickbat]

3. Oldie but a goodie.

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. +1

:thumbsup:

[Brickbat]

5. Sad, though, that we haven't learned it yet. That poster is THIRTY YEARS OLD!

:grr:

[Karmadillo]

6. At least we're consistent in our willingness to act against our best interests.

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7. Only if you prefer an educated citizenry over an armed one

And when Vladimir Putin rears his head over Alaska, whatcha gonna do then???

Sarah in 2012!

And if not 2012, then surely in 2013.

[Blue_Tires]

8. state universities have also had to make major cuts...

[Thothmes]

9. How about taxing the folks in the districts where the schools

are at. They are the ones that receive the direct benefit for schools that educate their children. One hundred percent of my property taxes goes to support the local school district. If they need more money raise tax. I will pay it because it is necessary to educate the upcoming generations. JMO

[Karmadillo]

10. Kick

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