A Kansas City school board in Missouri, recently decided to pass the "right size" plan. This involves cutting basically half of the schools in the city. The plan was initiated because of falling enrollment of students. It was taking up too many recourses to keep schools open for not many students according to the superintendent. The plan cuts 28 0f 61 schools, cuts 700 jobs, and saves $50 million dollars. Many parents are upset with the idea of mearging students into the same schools, like kindergarteners with seniors. The superintendent wants to focus on keeping the schools that aren't closing much stronger.
I think that it is alarming that the economy has gotten to this point. Education is the last place where things should be cut. I do understand where the superintendent is coming from though. If they MUST cut somwhere out of education I think that this plan is not a bad idea. It allows the remaining schools to get the proper focus and recourses it needs. I don't like that it cuts 700 jobs because they will probably be faces with more problems coming out of unemployment, but thats another issue. Up through 7th grade I was in a school that was K-12 and I didn't see the harm in it. I don't think the parents should be upset students of varied ages are going to the same school, as long as they are not in the same class room of course. I think that it is a good idea, now it all depands how the plan gets carried out. It has good potential.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/11/missouri.school.closings/index.html?hpt=T1
I think that it is alarming that the economy has gotten to this point. Education is the last place where things should be cut. I do understand where the superintendent is coming from though. If they MUST cut somwhere out of education I think that this plan is not a bad idea. It allows the remaining schools to get the proper focus and recourses it needs. I don't like that it cuts 700 jobs because they will probably be faces with more problems coming out of unemployment, but thats another issue. Up through 7th grade I was in a school that was K-12 and I didn't see the harm in it. I don't think the parents should be upset students of varied ages are going to the same school, as long as they are not in the same class room of course. I think that it is a good idea, now it all depands how the plan gets carried out. It has good potential.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/11/missouri.school.closings/index.html?hpt=T1
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