Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Education funding as public spectacle

In case you missed it...


If/when the lege introduces this here in AZ, you can be sure they'll call it some kind of catchy name, like Thunderdome.


Oh wait - "Thunderdome" has already been used.  


No matter what they call it though, the Rs in the AZlege will use it as another excuse to take money from public ed and give it to private schools.


From NPR, dated 12/13/2021 -

Teachers in South Dakota scrambled to pick up $1 bills in a hockey game sideshow

Schoolteachers grabbed at dollar bills in a "dash for cash" during intermission at a hockey game in South Dakota, sparking controversy for turning teachers' need to pay for classroom supplies into a public spectacle.

"As a teacher, I find this humiliating," a commenter wrote after video of the event was posted to Twitter. "Scrambling against others on the ground for a few $1 bills? How about honoring teachers with genuine donations rather than turning us into silly entertainment for fans?"

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