Comments on: Money For Teachers Could Go Elsewhere

States May Use Stimulus Funds Aimed At Saving Jobs For Other Needs

[clowry1611]

this sounds like some language that could have been avoided if our politicians only had the ability to read a piece of legislation before they voted it thru blindly believing what someone said it said.

[clowry1611]

Personally, I hate all Republicans and conservatives; I hold them responsible for the loss of my job and the current economic malaise we are in for the last decade. Republicans and conservatives have run this country and the World into the ground, something ElQaeda and Islamic extremists can never achieve.

Having said that, we are all familiar with the Republicans? hostility toward public education and teacher unions. The stimulus money will probably go to religious or charter schools, rather than to retain teachers in states like Hawaii, Idaho, and South Carolina. So if the people from these states are happy with their Republican leadership?s decision on how to use the stimulus money, they should not whine about not be helped by the Federal government.
Posted by mnguyen4 at 12:15 PM : Mar 30, 2009
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and you are mad because????? I mean I feel for you losing your job, i was there back when Willie was in the big house, but i did not blame every dem in the nation. plus as the article says it is the democrats that wrote in the loopholes

[impeachbhb]

Looks like it would have been prudent for the President and Congress to take time to read and understand his stimulus legislation.

In such a time of crisis, Obama should have shown steady leadership and put through sound legislation being certain it was written the way he said it is instead of the way he thought it was written.

In over his head and will take the country down with him.

[mnguyen4]

Personally, I hate all Republicans and conservatives; I hold them responsible for the loss of my job and the current economic malaise we are in for the last decade. Republicans and conservatives have run this country and the World into the ground, something ElQaeda and Islamic extremists can never achieve.

Having said that, we are all familiar with the Republicans? hostility toward public education and teacher unions. The stimulus money will probably go to religious or charter schools, rather than to retain teachers in states like Hawaii, Idaho, and South Carolina. So if the people from these states are happy with their Republican leadership?s decision on how to use the stimulus money, they should not whine about not be helped by the Federal government.

[jjp735i]

Once again Congress writes a bill and leaves in loop holes and once again taxpayer money that was supposed to help in a certain way will be used for things it was meant for.

This Democratic Congress is just as bad as the Republican Congress was. Take our money in a time when we our selves could use it and waste it once again.

[nomerian]

If you'll still be able to call it education as opposed to just really expensive daycare...

[nomerian]

40 to 55 kids in a class? Wow, this reaffirms more than ever my decision to homeschool my kids when they become school-aged. And "you're welcome" to all the people who will benefit from my taxes paying for their children's education.

[greatgrandpaw]

Politicians have long taken money that has been ear-marked for teachers and/or education and used it elswhere. I sincerely hope that Arne Duncan "comes down like a ton of bricks" on those who use the money for purposes other than what it is ear-marked for. " It's time our politicians stop playing around and stick to what is supposed to be done. In our state the lottery was apporved because the money was supposed to be used for education. What a laugh!!! One of the biggest scams our state government ever pulled off! While some of it might have been used, the politicians found a way to divert most of that money to other places.

[antoniof123]

I suspected that someone would jump on CBS's invoking "Republican" governor plans into some dastardly deed. The more imporant and more relevant statement that you should take into consideration is this:

"There are loopholes in the stimulus law for both states and school districts.

What if's only work in business cases and are very seldom worth any thing more than what if.

[boosterprez1]

But plans for the money are pulling in other directions, particularly in states with Republican governors

Leave it to the Republicans to break something that was supposed to go for jobs.

Well, I hope you clowns enjoy being in the minority it is going to be a long cold winter for you morons.
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I suspected that someone would jump on CBS's invoking "Republican" governor plans into some dastardly deed. The more imporant and more relevant statement that you should take into consideration is this:

"There are loopholes in the stimulus law for both states and school districts.

Of the $100 billion for education in the stimulus bill, $40 billion comes as part of a fund to stabilize state and local budgets that has fewer strings attached. As the bill made its way through Congress, lawmakers decided not to prohibit states from using the stabilization money to replace precious state aid for schools. That means instead of getting extra help to weather tough times, school districts could wind up with the no additional state aid even as local tax revenues plummet."

Since the stimulus bill was written EXCLUSIVELY by democrats, you should talk to them about the loopholes and quit castigating Republicans for doing something the bill gives them every right to do.

Personally, I can appreciate not wanting to throw the money into the education system...more money does not make for better administration of schools. Make them cut their payrolls or find other means of saving...we've done it in our school district, and it has made for some valuable and much-needed change.