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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Oregon Save Our Schools: Six Million Dollar Plan (and Counting)...

Oregon Save Our Schools: Six Million Dollar Plan (and Counting)...:

Six Million Dollar Plan (and Counting)...


Times are tough.  Money is tight.  Teachers are losing jobs.  Programs such as music, PE, art, and library are being eliminated.  Class sizes are ballooning.   

Suddenly, you have six million dollars!   

What would you spend it on?  Smaller class sizes?  A music, library teacher, or counselor for your school of 500?  No, that would be too obvious.  Let’s think outside of the box and away from the classroom….miles away.  

Instead, you think what could be better than a room full of adults who dream up new policies, programs, and job duties that will cost just about six million dollars…for starters? 



What?  That doesn’t sound like pure genius?


Well, that is exactly part of the plan put forth by the state as one of their corporate education reforms.  In June