San Diego Unified School District Budget Forum
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Professor: "I don't think we can make more cuts."
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Reply Retweet Stone, age 6: "I speak French and I need my school."
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Reply Retweet Another parent says individual schools should have control over their spending.
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Reply Retweeted (Undo) Doug Porter of OBRag: "We need to have one message. And the message is real simple. No more cuts!"
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Reply Retweet A parent gets teary. "We need Parents and teachers to stop fighting each other about the minutiae of it all," she says.
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Reply Retweeted (Undo) One science teacher says she bought all the lab supplies for her class herself.
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Reply Retweeted (Undo) Richard Barrera: "What is worth fighting for?" Urges parents to talk about that, not squabble about cuts.
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Reply Retweet Kowba: "we're in it together"
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Reply Retweet 75% of school district budget is from state
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Reply Retweet $183 million cut from schools in last two years
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Reply Retweet But costs such as salaries, benefits and utilities have increased.
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Reply Retweet Schools have suffered a 14% drop in per-pupil costs over last three years.
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Reply Retweeted (Undo) Range of possible cuts for San Diego schools: $147million--$203million. Numbers can and probably will evolve.
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Reply Retweeted (Undo) Interim Sup. Bill Kowba: There is "no champion" for education in the Legislature
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Reply Retweeted (Undo) Interesting crowd: Andrea Guerrero of the ACLU, political consultant Larry Remer, principals, tons of teachers at San Diego budget workshop.
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Reply Retweet But first, frivolity RT @fmanjoo: Sexy's back: Justin Timberlake spotted wearing an NPR t-shirt. http://bit.ly/7U09Rb
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Reply Retweet En route to a San Diego Unified budget forum! Look for sound, fury and tweets.
about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
Crib some notes on all things educational in San Diego, from the latest and greatest classroom innovations to scuffles on the school board, from school lunches to the teachers union.
Professor: "I don't think we can make more cuts."
about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck
Reply Retweet Stone, age 6: "I speak French and I need my school."
about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck
Reply Retweet Another parent says individual schools should have control over their spending.
about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck
Retweeted by you
Reply Retweeted (Undo) Doug Porter of OBRag: "We need to have one message. And the message is real simple. No more cuts!"
about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck
Reply Retweet A parent gets teary. "We need Parents and teachers to stop fighting each other about the minutiae of it all," she says.
about 11 hours ago from TweetDeck
Retweeted by you and 1 other
Reply Retweeted (Undo) One science teacher says she bought all the lab supplies for her class herself.
about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
Retweeted by you
Reply Retweeted (Undo) Richard Barrera: "What is worth fighting for?" Urges parents to talk about that, not squabble about cuts.
about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
Reply Retweet Kowba: "we're in it together"
about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
Reply Retweet 75% of school district budget is from state
about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
Reply Retweet $183 million cut from schools in last two years
about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck
Reply Retweet But costs such as salaries, benefits and utilities have increased.
about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
Reply Retweet Schools have suffered a 14% drop in per-pupil costs over last three years.
about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
Retweeted by you
Reply Retweeted (Undo) Range of possible cuts for San Diego schools: $147million--$203million. Numbers can and probably will evolve.
about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
Retweeted by you
Reply Retweeted (Undo) Interim Sup. Bill Kowba: There is "no champion" for education in the Legislature
about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
Retweeted by you
Reply Retweeted (Undo) Interesting crowd: Andrea Guerrero of the ACLU, political consultant Larry Remer, principals, tons of teachers at San Diego budget workshop.
about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
Reply Retweet But first, frivolity RT @fmanjoo: Sexy's back: Justin Timberlake spotted wearing an NPR t-shirt. http://bit.ly/7U09Rb
about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
Reply Retweet En route to a San Diego Unified budget forum! Look for sound, fury and tweets.
about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
Crib some notes on all things educational in San Diego, from the latest and greatest classroom innovations to scuffles on the school board, from school lunches to the teachers union.
Reporter Emily Alpert hits the books, dials the decision makers and navigates the bureaucracy so you don't have to, keeping you posted throughout each day on the education beat.
Contact her at emily.alpert@voiceofsandiego.org.