What to make of this?
In rural Minnesota, one district is skipping classes every Monday to save fuel. On the other days, classes will be about 10 minutes longer. "I think it's a great opportunity," said Candice Jaenisch, whose two sons and daughter will be making the switch. "You're cutting expenses that really don't affect the school." Nationwide, at least 14 other districts are switching to four-day weeks, and dozens more are considering it, according to a recent survey by the American Association of School Administrators.
This is the first report I've read about school districts switching to four-day school weeks because of high fuel prices and the money saved on air conditioning, electricity and so forth. While I'm thinking why don't we have that option here at the Trib, kids are celebrating somewhere. Wouldn't you stay an extra 10-minutes in class for a three-day weekend. For those in sports, it's just another day of training. Is this something you could envision happening here? And what's the trickle down affect going to be in prep sports, because those buses aren't cheap? Hence, the real reason why CIF has gone to geographically-sensible playoff divisions.
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Sucksssssssss, your busssssssssss is half this size.
jcaz? you have wayyyy to much time on your hands. seriously go out and get a hobby
In other countries kids go to tutoring classes right after they get out of school each day.
In still other countires, many kids end up attending a saturday "cram" school on top of their regular school hours to suppliment their learning.
And mom and dad pay for all of it.
I guess it just shows the priority that other people living in other countries put on educating their young.
In America, the issue is a bit more clouded, because education is regarded as not only important, but as a right, with the financial burdon paced soly on the shoulders of the government.
However, we still have to grapple with the reallity of economics here.
Perhaps it would not be such a bad idea to have people with school age children pay a small nominal fee, directly to the distric in which they live in ?
Now, I realize that we all pay taxes, and the thought of shelling out more money and putting out more personal resources than what we already put out, is not going to be a popular idea amoungst allot of folks.
But the way things are today, and with so much of the funds that are earmarked towards education getting redirected to other government spending projects, there has to be a better way of making sure that the money goes to the schools, instead of someones pork barrel project.
In my opinion, the best way to do this is to pay the schools directly as there is more accountability.
And believe it or not, those folks who have school age kids should provide a little bit more to those school districts because it is they who are receiving the greatest benefit from the state.
Playing all contests in all sports at closer foes would make it easier and cheaper for fans to follow their teams and increase the take at the box office and snack stand.
WELCOME TO REPUBLICAN ECONOMICS!!!
4 MORE YEARS !!!!
4 MORE YEARS!!!
WHERE'S REAGAN WHEN YOU NEED HIM...MICHAEL???/ PATTI ???
Times are tough everywhere you turn.
Our budget problems are major issues that we all face.
The lastest pay cuts to Fed wage is unbelievable and all government workers have been given notice that there pay will be 30 days in the rears. That's straight out of the Attorney Generals office!
We might all have to face different options to turn this country around!