How Is the Economy Affecting Your School?
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We’ve all been feeling the effects of our economy during this last year, some more so than others with all the news of job losses and foreclosures. But have you thought about how these same issues are affecting how your elementary school will be run in the upcoming school year?
If you think it’s too early to think about the 2009-10 school year, you’re wrong. Many school budgets come up for a vote in the early spring (ours is in May) and with state legislatures work these late winter months to pass their state budgets. And it stands to reason that if our government is spending billions of dollars to bail out banks, car manufacturers, and other citizens who face losing their homes, then some cuts need to be made and most likely that will involve education.
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I'm Christina Lemmey, a wife, elementary school mom, PTA board member, and classroom volunteer. Sending your children off to school can be very overwhelming and emotional and I'm here to say that you WILL survive!
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