[Vision2020] House Bill 256 Passes

[Donovan Arnold]

Even if teachers do stay in Idaho with a salary or benefit cut, it still isn't right to cut their already meager salaries for the work that they do for Idaho. I think Idaho needs to treat their teachers better, especially newer ones because they hardly make enough to make ends meet and pay their student loans. 
 
In my opinion, if they are going to cut salaries they need to cut the ones with the biggest salaries because at least they are not cutting into a family's food budget. 
 
People need to start campaigning against some of these House and Senate members, like early before the primaries start, and maybe inspire some other people in their districts to run against them. 
 
Best Regards,
 
Donovan

--- On Thu, 3/26/09, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:


From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] House Bill 256 Passes
To: suehovey at moscow.com, thansen at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 1:54 PM


There is one thing (among many) of today's debate of HB 262 that chaps my 
EFFING hide.

As Rep. Nonini was closing the debate on HB 262, he made a statement to 
the effect . . .

"Does a budget reduction and a cut in pay simply mean that the teacher 
will not try as hard next year?  There are about 10,000 K-12 teachers. 
What about the 260,000 students.  My main conern is with the students."

Well, Mr. Nonini, I have an answer.  If budget cuts continue in the K-12 
classrooms, as well as the dinner tables of those K-12 teachers, those 
teachers may be tempted to look for greener pastures, not just in other 
school districts, but other states.  Then, how will your concern for the 
students increase as there are no teachers when the class bell rings?

Maybe we ought to look more closely at salaries of elected officials.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> I just received replies from both Shirley Ringo and Tom Trail, 
confirming 
> what I read.  And Shirley continues, "It will get worse today."
> 
> Ouch.
> 
> Sue H
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com>
> To: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] House Bill 256 Passes
> 
> 
> >A hurried reading of this tells me there will be no more reimbursement 
for
> > field trips taken in conjuntion with a class, but transportation fees 
will
> > continue to be paid to virtual schools even though students aren't
> > transported anywhere other than to their computers on their own two 
feet.
> > Hope I misread, but I don't think so.
> >
> > Sue Hovey
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> > To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:36 AM
> > Subject: [Vision2020] House Bill 256 Passes
> >
> >
> >> House Bill 256 passed in the House by a vote of 50-20.
> >>
> >> http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/H0256.pdf
> >>
> >> House Bill 256 (Sponsor - Rep. Nonini)
> >>
> >> EDUCATION COMMITTEE - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - Amends existing law relating to
> >> public schools to revise provisions relating to the Transportation 
> >> Support
> >> Program.
> >>
> >> ----------------------------
> >>
> >> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> >>
> >> Tom Hansen
> >> Moscow, Idaho
> >>
> >> Join us at The First Annual Intolerista Wingding, April 17th, 
featuring
> >> Roy Zimmerman and Jeanne McHale.  For details go to . . .
> >>
> >> http://www.MoscowCares.com/Wingding
> >>
> >> Seeya
> >> there.
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Join us at The First Annual Intolerista Wingding, April 17th, featuring 
Roy Zimmerman and Jeanne McHale.  For details go to . . .

http://www.MoscowCares.com/Wingding

Seeya
there.

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