Worst-case scenario for education is 20,000 layoffs in Florida

[JCMach1]

Source: Gainesville Sun

While promising to create a world-class education system, Gov. Rick Scott has simultaneously proposed the deepest cuts for Florida public schools by any governor in recent history.

In a worst-case scenario, they would lead to more than 20,000 layoffs of teachers and other personnel in the state's 67 school districts.

The threat of layoffs comes at the same time Scott and lawmakers are pushing to make other major changes that will impact teachers, including revamping the way they are hired, fired and evaluated and requiring them to help pay for their pensions...

Read more: http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110220/ARTICLES/110229970/1169?Title=Worst-case-scenario-for-education-is-20-000-layoffs-in-Florida

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The medicare thief stikes again!

[jpak]

1. Since Floriduh doesn't pay teachers fuckall - this will have little impact on the state budget

:sarcasm:

[Turbineguy]

2. Well, now let's see....

Why support looser public schools when you can support for-profit prisons?

[whathappened]

4. thats what this is all about

bush and his push to build private schools threw out the country , looks like cheney is still in control with his mind control , to all puke goveners , fook the teachers as fast as you all can , hit em hard and dirty , these fooken repukes make me pissed

[notesdev]

3. Is it clear yet

just how big the party fucked up in this last election? This party's just getting started, some form of the same is going to happen in 30 states over the next two years.

[Tribalceltic]

5. Do the Math

20,000 High speed rail jobs lost
+20,000 Teachers Laid off
_____________________________
= 40,000 people on Unemployment for how long

Rick Scot + Tea Bags = FAIL

:wtf: :spank: :nuke:

[KathieG]

11. He also wants to eliminate 1,690 jobs from the Dept. of Corrections

[Imajika]

6. Wisconsin is just the beginning...

Ohio is going to be a public sector union bloodbath and there isn't much anyone can do to stop it. And Florida, if people thought the stuff Crist veto'd was bad, wait till Scott and an increasingly overwhelmingly Republican legislature put their plan out - and this time no one will veto it.

[lib2DaBone]

7. Rick Scott wants to privatize public schools... get his hands on all that public funding...

Why else would he spend $78 Million of his own money to get elected to a job that pays $130K per year?

He knows the amount of money in the cookie jar and he and his buddies at the Broad Foundation will get every penny of it in no time at all.

[radhika]

8. Previously 'educated' Floridians opted for Scott ...

how much worse could they do with 20,000 fewer teachers?

[JCMach1]

14. Most of the population is still from 'out of state' originally

so????

I think FL got all of New England and New York's Republicans.

[dkofos]

9. Republicorp wants those public school dollars and will fuck up the entire system to get them.

[roxiejules]

10. The public will need to 'bail out' the schools

after Wall Street is through with the plunder.

[dkofos]

12. Sure, but it will be years before the public figures it all out.

[Sabriel]

13. I just noticed the thread below this one

"Private jet travel rebounds as rich splash out for privacy"

Good lord.... Nice juxtaposition.