
LurkingHorn
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The destruction of America's public education system
LurkingHorn replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
Not a great start to the House Bill Shell out $10k for private school students but offer a measly $200 of additional funding per student for public schools. I'm sure this is all part of the negotiating game, but these are not people interested in having a good public school system. I know my district is currently running at about a $13 million deficit this year. Luckily we are well run and have had a previously established fund to take care of future payroll obligations. That will last us until 2026-2027, but this "raise" would only address about 1/3 of the current deficit. -
I actually started this but I'm only tracking his lies. Not doing links, though. Don't need to be that consumed with it.
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The destruction of America's public education system
LurkingHorn replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
Others have chimed in but I'll add my 2 cents. First off, they will frame this as school choice, as if they give a shit about a poor inner-city kid not being able to go to private school. 1) It's not about a private school being better, it's that they can send more kids to religious schools with taxpayer money but also reimburse families who are already wealthy enough to send their kids to those institutions. Basically, "my tax dollars shouldn't go to public schools where Jesus is not taught". The current Senate bill does have funding for public schools. The breakout is $4.5 billion for about 5.5 million children in public school and $1 billion to about 100k private school students. The public school funding is being held by Abbott and gang until vouchers pass. The Senate bill also acknowledges the cost of the vouchers will be around $4.5 billion by 2030. Gee, I wonder where they're going to take funds out of to get to that number. 2) Nobody can answer that but them. 3) I personally believe you will see a ton of for-profit "schools" pop up where people will try to get some of these funds. The private schools do not come with any testing requirements like public schools, so someone is going to see an easy way to make money off the taxpayers. But yea, no benefits to rural families really. 4) I think eventually the income limit will be raised and the costs of the program will continue to spiral out-of-control. -
The destruction of America's public education system
LurkingHorn replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
Just updating this, I called my Rep's Austin number this morning and actually got an answer. It was very simple to say I did not support him supporting the voucher program because it was a bad idea that was going to have ballooning costs over the years. They took my phone number and that was it. They tally these phone calls on a daily basis. -
The destruction of America's public education system
LurkingHorn replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
This should go without saying, but please call your State Rep. You can call them every day and leave messages. It's not much, but it's all we have left at this point. -
The destruction of America's public education system
LurkingHorn replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
It's going to be comical when this program is not able to keep up with the soon-to-be inflated prices of private school. Like...we can all see this coming from 10 miles away, right? -
Why tf wouldn't they let him go somewhere on loan in January then? What is the point of letting him rot on the bench and further diminish his value? Also, AC Milan with a terrible loss and are out of Champions Leauge. Hernandez with a comical dive to earn a 2nd yellow. They really need to move on from him and Leao.
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The destruction of America's public education system
LurkingHorn replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
It's a game of chicken at this point and, unfortunately, Abbott and his team of billionaires are likely going to win. If by some miracle vouchers don't pass this session but Abbott still holds the funding hostage, we are going to see a lot of pissed-off parents because not only will vouchers be a loser again, but districts are going to be strapped even harder for funds. -
The destruction of America's public education system
LurkingHorn replied to Captainant's topic in Cloak Room
I've already called my pro-voucher rep and gotten others to call. Definitely feels like an uphill battle, though. I had no idea how many districts were running a budget deficit after the last session didn't provide any additional funding. Crazy that we're shooting ourselves in the foot to pass a program with zero real-world benefits. -
The Worst Trade in NBA History: Luka traded for AD
LurkingHorn replied to Derka's topic in Basketball
There's already one of those trucks with a big sign on it doing that. At least it was on Saturday. -
The Worst Trade in NBA History: Luka traded for AD
LurkingHorn replied to Derka's topic in Basketball
This needs to happen any time he shows his face in public, especially since he will not face the music. -
What a strike!
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I think Nico will be out by the summer after this team misses the playoffs. Who would have guessed that Mark Cuban was the voice of reason in the room between him and Nico? I wouldn't hold your breath on a mea culpa from the Adelsons. They care about the casino and that's it. I'm very interested to see how poor the attendance is going to be next season. That is the only thing that might get any attention from these people.
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