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Originally posted by sgtclub
Fixing education is not the goal. Fixing the budget is. His proposals had no specificity, but what it sounds like he wants to do is "fix" the pension system for teachers and other state employees, and work some sort of incentive system into school funding.
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Explain to me how an incentive system will save budget money. He's fixing the budget by taking away the money he promised to give back to schools when he dipped into their funding last year. (A funding level mandated by a prior ballot initiative, by the way.)
The pension thing is a different (non-education) matter, since it affects all CalPERS employees, including public safety folks. I don't necessarily disagree with it, esp since it will only affect folks going forward. them's the breaksin a tight budget time.
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I don't think teachers are underpaid. They work 3/4 of a day and 3/4 of a year. Their salary should reflect that.
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I guess this is in keeping with your "fixing education is not the goal" statement.
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query whether CA has a republican form of government, given the initiative process.
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You got me there, professor.
