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06.10.20, 17:17 PM General Topics
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For all of you on the fence about moving to the suburbs, our highly regarded suburban district just laid off 30 teachers in one school. The are eliminating all non-essential subject areas such as k-5 world language. School will not look anywhere the same even after a vaccine. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.10.20, 05:17 PM Flag
 

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All communities are suffering budget cuts, at the state and local level, stemming from COVID and even prior to this in many cases. I think other factors are going to have to be used to measure trade-offs. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 05:35 PM Flag
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Wow, that sucks. Are you also seeing a change in enrollment? I ask because I read that birth rates didn't come back up enough after the recession. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 05:39 PM Flag
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This is being done on a case by case basis. A blanket alarmist comment is inaccurate and not helpful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 05:39 PM Flag
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^^^I live in the suburbs and budgets actually increased. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 05:40 PM Flag
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The point of my post is that fleeing to the suburbs for educational purposes can be problematic. At the very they should research projected school budgets. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 06:25 PM Flag
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Not in my burb. We are increasing staff. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 05:45 PM Flag
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Where? In a NY state suburb? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 05:46 PM Flag
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MA suburb. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 06:19 PM Flag
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What district ? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 05:48 PM Flag
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Brookline, Ma. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 06:19 PM Flag
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My friend in Brookline, MA told me they had just terminated hundreds of teachers and eliminated the pre-K program. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 06:07 PM Flag
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They already rehired all of them. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 06:17 PM Flag
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Op, yes I posted about Brookline. It came as a shock to the community and is pretty awful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 06:20 PM Flag
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Our principal emailed us and it sounded like she was blindsided. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 06:20 PM Flag
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People can’t afford property tax. That’s what happens. Schools suffer. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 07:25 PM Flag
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Ours are getting raises bc it was written into their contracts, which are being reviewed next year. They get multi year contracts that guarantee raises under any circumstance, plus free tuition for their kids! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.20, 01:28 AM Flag
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