Together We Can Do Extraordinary Things
Together We Can Do Extraordinary Things
Focus on Parents and Teachers and Push Harder for More State Funding
There are individuals in the community that have rightly pushed for more state funding for our schools, but where is city leadership on this to lead a coordinated effort?
Everybody knows that the state has for years forced too much of the burden on the annual school budget on local communities. The bottom line is that for various reasons, the costs of education are exploding, but our state government has not stepped up to the plate to fully support our communities and schools. We need more school funding and much of it needs to come from a reprioritization at the state level.
Still, much more can be done at our community level as well, starting with truly listening to the needs and desires of parents and front line teachers instead of overly relying on administration officials.