Just when I thought the LAUSD and the California Legislature couldn’t possibly make me any angrier, our school parents’ group publishes an online poll today that goes something like this:
In order to face the upcoming deep LAUSD budget cuts, we need to make some hard choices.
Which of the following services do you believe we can afford to lose the least? Please mark these in order of priority – 1=most important, 7=least important:
- Academic coaches
- Technology/computer program
- School library
- Physical education
- Kindergarten aides
- Teacher training to match instruction to student skill levels.
Here’s the pathetic part – these are all services funded BY US BECAUSE LAUSD DOESN’T PAY FOR THEM. Continue reading “LAUSD budget cuts leave us NO choice”