tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post4817751117546932427..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Beyond dollar signs: how budget cuts look in the classroomRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-85066684663696845402013-11-09T17:50:13.855-05:002013-11-09T17:50:13.855-05:00Can you imagine the sort of support the commission...Can you imagine the sort of support the commissioner would have gotten from educators if three years ago he had taken a stand and said that as a result in legislative failure to adequately fund existing needs that he was going to shift SB1 funding priorities to existing underfunded school priorities? He is no champion of KY educators now because he is seeking funding levels which in themselves are still not adequate. They guy has gone off and bought gas guzzling Cadillac assessment model and now he is going back to mommy and daddy to ask for gas money and help with the monthly payments. All he cares about is his SB1/Race to the top game plan, he doesn't care if there aren't adequate resources to support it. That is the school districts' problem. <br /><br />All he is giving is after the fact lip service to school funding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-57437191807752696912013-11-05T17:30:18.836-05:002013-11-05T17:30:18.836-05:00So what is the answer? If their own legislators w...So what is the answer? If their own legislators who live with these people can't or won't infuse needed funding what is left to do other than watch the conditions slowly become more dire as more and more districts on the fiscal margins fall behind of the wealthier ones. What difference does it make if we can measure those disctrict and school scores dropping if we don't have the funds or resources for known and needed interventions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com