Yesterday, the House passed a stimulus bill that allocated Billions of Dollars for our Economy. Part of this package was a large portion set aside for education. Below is an excerpt from WSJ:
1/29/09
"In the education realm, the stimulus aims more than $125 billion at bolstering public education, an unusual federal intervention in a sphere usually left to state and local governments. It calls for spending $20 billion on school and college renovations. There's another $79 billion proposed for aid to the states to help them avoid education-related layoffs. In addition, more than $2 billion would go to the Head Start program, $13 billion to supplemental funding for high-poverty areas, and another $13 billion for special-education programs."
The odds are that this bill will pass and if it does this gives us, the JEWISH COMMUNITY of Silver Spring, the right to demand back the portion of taxes that will be paying for this bill to fund our Private schools.
All kidding aside, why can't we start a petition that could be passed around the whole Jewish community that would state that we want a portion (not even full) voucher/funds to support our schools. We (for all that pay taxes) will be paying Kemp Mill Elementary more money for each of our kids whom are not even sitting in classrooms there. On top of this, we will be paying 10k plus for Private schools.
The petition should be an ultimatum: Provide some funds for each of our children/register every one of children with our local school system. Montgomery County is going through a huge budget deficit, just imagine if they would now have to deal with 2-3000 children registering for classes.
Any views and suggestions on how to start such a thing... could you imagine how much more our community could stimulate our local economy with this type of savings!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
9 comments:
what happened to the post and poll about obama?
Taking up too much room...hot air
mark....another cowardly move by taking off the obama post
you are starting to look and sound like your cowardly partners rush limbaugh and sean hannity.
Hey!!!!
I like rush limbaugh and sean hannity!!!!
dont go bashing them. Mark is in no way as smart and as bright as they are....keep them out of this!
I am honored that you consider Rush and Sean my partners.
I notice that the blog has been pretty quiet lately?
I know, ive been busy raising money for the mikva. This blog is a blog in support for the mikva. We also dont like sushi. And we love to eat at the kiddushim and none of us are members. Mark thinks its his blog, however, i post here more than he does. Welcome to my blog! Browse the previous posts to see all the tipshus we have to deal with here in silver spring
I think that the Mark Concerned era is officially over in silver spring. Unfortunately, the state of the economy is now even effecting the guys at the top.
hahahahaha
you mean to say that mark concerned is or ever was at the top?!?
Post a Comment