Comments on: Frozen Assets http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/ Sassy Texas Storyteller Fri, 18 May 2012 20:37:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Susiej » Fast and fresh with lots of Freckles http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/comment-page-1/#comment-5391 Susiej » Fast and fresh with lots of Freckles Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:18:07 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/#comment-5391 [...] fit the “soul” of life back into our kid’s world. And, what is up with all the unmonitored waste that goes on at our schools? PBN is spreading the word about Scholastic’s newly re-launched [...] [...] fit the “soul” of life back into our kid’s world. And, what is up with all the unmonitored waste that goes on at our schools? PBN is spreading the word about Scholastic’s newly re-launched [...]

]]> By: QueenV http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/comment-page-1/#comment-5382 QueenV Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:18:03 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/#comment-5382 I don't understand taxes at all. I was looking over some information on local and state taxes and it has a large portion of what they bleed me for going to 'reconstruction.' What are they reconstructing? I don't see any sort of construction, repeat performance or otherwise. Each time I come in contact with a nigh-on-illiterate child I consider writing a letter to their school board demanding they refund my tax dollars in a certified check because clearly I have not been funding an education at all. I don’t understand taxes at all. I was looking over some information on local and state taxes and it has a large portion of what they bleed me for going to ‘reconstruction.’ What are they reconstructing? I don’t see any sort of construction, repeat performance or otherwise.

Each time I come in contact with a nigh-on-illiterate child I consider writing a letter to their school board demanding they refund my tax dollars in a certified check because clearly I have not been funding an education at all.

]]> By: Linda http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/comment-page-1/#comment-5373 Linda Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:17:22 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/#comment-5373 Lotteries going toward school funding here in Va. also years ago,and they didn't see a dime for years,because somehow it was going into the general fund. My daughter works as a teacher asst.with the YMCA/Virginia beach schools for at risk four year olds,alot of times needed supplies are bought by the teacher or my daughter. Linda Lotteries going toward school funding here in Va. also years ago,and they didn’t see a dime for years,because somehow it was going into the general fund.
My daughter works as a teacher asst.with the YMCA/Virginia beach schools for at risk four year olds,alot of times needed supplies are bought by the teacher or my daughter.
Linda

]]> By: Lisa Milton http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/comment-page-1/#comment-5372 Lisa Milton Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:20:26 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/#comment-5372 Ditto SusieJ's comment. I find this all the time at school here too. Common sense has fled the coop. Ditto SusieJ’s comment. I find this all the time at school here too. Common sense has fled the coop.

]]> By: JAM http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/comment-page-1/#comment-5368 JAM Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:22:39 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/#comment-5368 I think what happens to most lottery money for schools is what happened here in Florida. They get the lottery started with the promise that the money will go to education. Say education is 10% of the state's budget. When the lottery money comes in, they put pay 3% of the 10% education money with the lotter. Then they spend that other 3% that they always had before the lotter on other things The result is that education does get lottery money, but they've moved the money around so that there IS NO EXTRA MONEY BEING SPENT ON EDUCATION. That's the trick. The net amount of money going to schools and education isn't any more than before, and often less than before, depending on how much or little the lottery is bringing in. So, the politicians can legally and truthfully say that lottery money is going toward education, but they don't talk about the fact that they are not giving the schools more money than before, as they let us believe. I think what happens to most lottery money for schools is what happened here in Florida. They get the lottery started with the promise that the money will go to education. Say education is 10% of the state’s budget. When the lottery money comes in, they put pay 3% of the 10% education money with the lotter. Then they spend that other 3% that they always had before the lotter on other things

The result is that education does get lottery money, but they’ve moved the money around so that there IS NO EXTRA MONEY BEING SPENT ON EDUCATION.

That’s the trick. The net amount of money going to schools and education isn’t any more than before, and often less than before, depending on how much or little the lottery is bringing in.

So, the politicians can legally and truthfully say that lottery money is going toward education, but they don’t talk about the fact that they are not giving the schools more money than before, as they let us believe.

]]> By: Comedy Plus http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/comment-page-1/#comment-5367 Comedy Plus Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:42:49 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/#comment-5367 It's happening in schools here too. They are teachers, not good business adminstrators for the most part. I'd also love to see how the lottery is helping our schools too. Same old story pitched in California too. Have a great day. :) It’s happening in schools here too. They are teachers, not good business adminstrators for the most part. I’d also love to see how the lottery is helping our schools too. Same old story pitched in California too. Have a great day. :)

]]> By: Sarah http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/comment-page-1/#comment-5366 Sarah Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:23:22 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/10/frozen-assets/#comment-5366 I so wish you would have posted this a week ago. I had to address the cutting of enrichment programs based on budget cuts on my CBEST last weekend. Though I am adamantly against teaching mere English and Math and feel these programs are very essential, I drew a blank on the exam. I so wish you would have posted this a week ago. I had to address the cutting of enrichment programs based on budget cuts on my CBEST last weekend. Though I am adamantly against teaching mere English and Math and feel these programs are very essential, I drew a blank on the exam.

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