http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/04/10/2989761/fort-worth-district-could-lose.html"Our primary goal has been, and remains, to make decisions in the best of our interest of our students and in so doing, preserve jobs," Superintendent Melody Johnson said in a message to staff.
To stop some of the teachers from being fired, they are being transferred to other schools and districts. Officials estimate that the job reduction could save $17 million. This is going to cut the funding for several years but what happens when, or if, the economy takes another drop? Will education keep decreasing in it's teachers? If this is the case, there is no way that education standards will stay the same.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Fort Worth District could lose 553 jobs in cuts
On Tuesday morning, 167 Ft. Worth positions will be voted on to see if they will be cut due to shortage in funding. The officials cannot say too much because they cannot release names of the employees that do not know they are being released. Wouldn't this mean the positions are already eliminated? So why is there a voting? Most of the 553 jobs that are being voted on are vacant or will be soon after people retire. All of the recently employed had to sign a form saying that they were aware that their jobs were paid with temporary funds.
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Instead of cutting teaching jobs where else could they cut?
Although Ft. Worth employees potentially may lose their jobs, necessary actions must take place to prevent the city from plunging further into debt. Running a city is a business and when a business can no longer pay their employees people must be let go. But will cutting teachers also cut the already poor quality of education students are receiving?
Last night on the news I saw Texas is getting $853 million in federal money for education. Thoughts?
To Smith: Is this $853 million extra money for education or just the amount that has been given annually? If it's all new money then it could potentially save some jobs, but I'm sure this money is going to be spread pretty thin when you think about all the schools and places within the schools the money has to go. This is especially true if this money has to be given to elementary, middle, and high schools.
By cutting teachers how would this affect education? Especially with highschools growing and more being needed with job cuts how will they make sure that they will have enough teachers to meet the state standards? Do you think the federal government is going to have to rethink its federal cuts in the future and that they are only cutting jobs in the present because they're only worried about the present problem?
Education is very important and money is a necessity in today's world, so without one doesn't the other lack? If the education is to decrease with all these cuts then what does it say for our later generations to come?
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