By Dr. Harry Tennant
Saturday, February 19, 2011 In The News: School Board Meetings Into The Wee HoursArlington ISD (Texas) was already facing a budget shortfall of $13 million. Add on up to an additional $35 million of state budget cuts and you have yet another district in a deep, deep hole. So deep, in fact, that demands from parents like the one below are basically absurd: "Parents said the district needs to come up with a way to cut costs that does not affect students and teachers." No district can cut $48 million dollars and not have a dramatic impact on the students and teachers. Let's be somewhat realistic. Posted at 7:55 AM Keywords: In The News , Budget Cuts , Budget , Texas , Teacher Cuts , School Finance 0 Comments |