The Education Wars: Jimbo Goes on the Attack

against public education, as if Nevada school districts aren't already grossly underfunded.

Look for more shitcanning teachers illegally in these school districts but nothing will be done about bloated administrators' salaries:

Gov. Jim Gibbons today is expected to unveil a major education reform plan, after meeting with legislative leaders this afternoon. (Hat tip to Jon Ralston for first reporting parts of the plan last night.)

The plan is aimed at reducing public school funding, which Gibbons has already hinted he'll target for further cuts in a special session likely to be held next month.

Gibbons' deputy chief of staff Lynn Hettrick said today the public schools budget can't keep being protected at the expense of the rest of state government.

Nevada continues to die on the vine...

The Local Education Wars

The school district which gave me the boot now has staff who are stressed out because they could be next, especially if they are "too old" (i.e., over 40) and have significant work experience.

The current superintendent is a mental midget, which is par for the course for district administrators, but just you wait until the board of trustees hires a replacement. Many staff are going to be shitting bricks:

Retirements among teachers are at an all-time low this year, Dugan said. That, coupled with declining enrollments, has virtually wiped out any job opportunities for new teachers.

"For this year and perhaps next year, it will be a difficult time for new applicants to find positions," Dugan said.

It'll be open season targeting teachers like me who refused to suck ass.

You couldn't pay me enough money to work for those assholes again; the corruption is unreal. I am not sure I would cross the street to work at any public school knowing what I know now.