Education Budget Cuts: Who Do They Really Hurt?
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Education Budget Cuts: Who Do They Really Hurt?
English 101
Sunday September 19, 2010
Sherry Howard Salois
Education Budget Cuts: Who Do They Really Hurt?
Educational budget cuts are not just happening in a couple of states, but in every state across the nation. States are cutting funding to public schools, so who are these cuts really hurting? The answer is simple; educational budget cuts are hurting the students who are affected by the closing schools, the loss of teachers, and closing media centers and libraries.
State funding has become one of the top concerns for many school districts across the nation. School districts are looking at closing schools within their districts to cut costs for the yearly school budget. Detroit school districts are planning to close 16 schools; Boston may shut down five schools, while Birmingham and Oklahoma City school districts have approved the closure of nine and seven schools (Reud, 2003). Saving money is what districts are trying to accomplish; Detroit is anticipating roughly a savings of $5 million for closing the 16 schools in their district (Reud, 2003). Schools district plan out their school year budget month before the state figures out the necessary budget for school funding. What is wrong with this picture? States should not being waiting for months after school districts have done up their yearly budget, states should be figuring up the amount of state funding schools will be getting long before schools submit their yearly budget. The amount of money states funding gives per student should be more then what schools get, but the amount schools get is base off the number of students that attend that school, which all changes when students are moving so their family can have a better job, and when school districts are closing which causes overcrowding in schools.
When schools are closing the doors to save money, students will start to see an increase in the number of students who are attending. Students who...
English 101
Sunday September 19, 2010
Sherry Howard Salois
Education Budget Cuts: Who Do They Really Hurt?
Educational budget cuts are not just happening in a couple of states, but in every state across the nation. States are cutting funding to public schools, so who are these cuts really hurting? The answer is simple; educational budget cuts are hurting the students who are affected by the closing schools, the loss of teachers, and closing media centers and libraries.
State funding has become one of the top concerns for many school districts across the nation. School districts are looking at closing schools within their districts to cut costs for the yearly school budget. Detroit school districts are planning to close 16 schools; Boston may shut down five schools, while Birmingham and Oklahoma City school districts have approved the closure of nine and seven schools (Reud, 2003). Saving money is what districts are trying to accomplish; Detroit is anticipating roughly a savings of $5 million for closing the 16 schools in their district (Reud, 2003). Schools district plan out their school year budget month before the state figures out the necessary budget for school funding. What is wrong with this picture? States should not being waiting for months after school districts have done up their yearly budget, states should be figuring up the amount of state funding schools will be getting long before schools submit their yearly budget. The amount of money states funding gives per student should be more then what schools get, but the amount schools get is base off the number of students that attend that school, which all changes when students are moving so their family can have a better job, and when school districts are closing which causes overcrowding in schools.
When schools are closing the doors to save money, students will start to see an increase in the number of students who are attending. Students who...