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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
“Save Our Schools”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For more than five years, local superintendents and board members have been trying to draw attention to cuts in state education funding.
Decatur Public Schools will launch a “Save Our Public Schools” campaign to help people understand that the state is failing to follow its own mandate on how to support schools.
Decatur and others are attacking the tradition of austerity cuts. Gov. Sonny Perdue started the cuts in response to 2002’s budget shortfall. Revenue rebounded by early 2006, but the cuts remain.
Public school leaders point out that in recent years state lawmakers have found money to support different voucher programs.
Money problems will just get worse. Everyone is expecting more cuts because of the recession.
What do you think of Decatur’s campaign? How worried are you about more education cuts?
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