Comments on: Shocker: New York City Cutting Teachers

By: caligirl9

caligirl9 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:22:56 +0000

This is why I’m not so torn up about what’s happening with the UC, CSU and even community college systems. There are entirely too many administrators doing utterly useless things, and too many of those administrators are making entirely too much money. I’ve already mentioned the community college chancellor who earns $250K a year and has a $4K a month housing allowance. This same district had a vice-chancellor who was relieved of her duties mid-academic year and was shuffled off to a state rep position—still drawing her annual $140K/$2500 a month housing allowance. Yet classes for actual students are down to bare-bones in some departments, yet useless programs are protected (I’m specifically thinking of a labor studies program that has no transferrable units) in the name of “diversity.”

I feel for teachers, the dedicated ones, but methinks their long-time mindlessly-loyal “progressive” political affiliation is what’s gotten them into this pickle. At the college level, there are too many kids who also embrace the “progressive” way and now they are crying wolf about rising costs.

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:07:25 +0000

I’ve worked in three different public schools in two states. Counting the district offices, every one of them had something like 2 – 3 administrators for every actual teaching position, and somehow I doubt that New York is any different. Once – just once – I’d like to see “budget cuts” implemented by cutting the “diversity implementation director” rather than someone who teaches.

While I’m wishing, I’d like a diamond necklace…

By: Chuckk

Chuckk — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:31:22 +0000

When any government runs low on money teachers, police and firemen are the first to be cut. Prisoners are released from jails. Officials then get their tax increases so “vital services” can be maintained.

Paper shuffling bureaucrats inhabiting every government office never get cut.

By: proreason

proreason — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:18:28 +0000

People are easier to control when they are in cities.

By: canary

canary — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:01:53 +0000

Our children already buy their own kleenix, etc. Overtime is not paid, as school is not 8 hours, and it’s all calucated into yearly salaries.
I think it’s buying all the garbage books, to include that huge book to help Obama get elected. The generation that is holding off getting married and having children is going to be a bigger wave than the one 20 some years ago.

Give it time, Obama, in his organizing days, sought an agenda with many reasons behind it, to bring down the suburban, rural areas, and farmers, and try to force them back into crime ridden city’s.

By: proreason

proreason — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:30:47 +0000

Where do I sign up to get laid off that way

By: Right of the People

Right of the People — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:26:27 +0000

“Teachers whose positions are eliminated are not laid off but instead are placed in a reserve pool and serve as substitutes. Chancellor Joel I. Klein has urged principals to use the reserve pool to fill openings rather than hiring from outside the system, because the teachers in the pool are already drawing full pay.”

I’m confused, if they are laid off but are still drawing full pay, are they really laid off or on paid vacation? Another Union boondoggle. I think they should empty the pool and either make them teach or really lay them off. With an excellent college education they shouldn’t have any trouble finding a job.

By: Rusty Shackleford

Rusty Shackleford — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:16:00 +0000

“Oh, and never mind that New York City just raised its welfare budget 30% over the next three years, starting with the beginning of this year”

I have mixed feelings about this. Mainly because if they keep them on welfare there, they won’t be moving here.