Officials trying again for school funds
By ConnPolitics.tv Staff on Mar 7, 2010 | In News | 5 feedbacks »
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut officials say they’re making another try for federal “Race to the Top” school reform grants despite being rejected in the first round.
Legislators and policy makers say they want Connecticut’s next application to highlight certain accomplishments, and believe the first application may not have been specific enough about those
efforts.
They include launching a new system to track individual students’ progress, streamlining the state’s teacher certification system and bringing Teach for America to Connecticut.
Sixteen states were picked as finalists for part of the $4.35 billion in grants. They include neighboring Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.
The second round of applications are due June 1.
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~Peace Glenna~
Our state is broke because of our state worker pension obligations. Take Wallingford, they increased the school budget by 4.5% but that is not enough money to keep everything going as is because the teachers all got a 4.5% raise and their pensions and health insurance is out of control. They want to lay off 100 teachers, paras etc. Who suffers? the students or the Wallingford taxpayers because this is being fought pretty hard. I'm not saying teachers don't work hard because they do but we are in a recession, how about a 2% raise? Many corporations have suspended their 401k match and did not give raises last year or this year. My wife's company did not. Why are state workers sheilded from downturns in the economy, their pensions are protected, their wages etc. It is not fair to the taxpayers who pay their salaries and benefits. We all need to fight for all state workers to receive 401k plans instead of pensions after 25 to 30 years of service!!!
think again......... * laughing *
we cant afford friggin pensions that are over 40% of someones salary......... do the math
something this administration & most state governments lack.... basic MATH.........
Why should any state worker receive 70% of their salary at retirement?? In many cases they only have to put in 25 - 30 years. Do the math.. start working for the state at 25, and retire at 55 with 70% of your salary. I know of two relatives who are currently counting the years they have until 55. They, of course, will see other employment because retiring at 55 is ridiculous. This is unsustanable and makes me angry because as a taxpayer I'm helping to fund their generous benefits!!! The private sector corporations and businesses have stopped giving pensions and now if you are lucky you get a match on a 401k plan. The public sector needs to do so also. So many states are suffering because of too generous benefit packages. Does it make sense to raise taxes on folks who haven't received raises and had their pension plan matches suspended, their copays increased to pay for the public sector's generous plans???? I DON'T THINK SO AND SOMETHING HAS GOT TO CHANGE!!!
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