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The Stafford Education Association (SEA) in Virginia is upset about district efforts to close a $14.2 million budget deficit by cutting positions, increasing fees and eliminating programs. In response, the union organized a rally billed as "The Funeral for Quality Education: Death by a Thousand Cuts."
One SEA member used the district's e-mail system to publicize the event, which is against policy. The superintendent is reviewing the incident.
So, with 1,200 members, big budget cuts and a wide (if not exactly kosher) e-mail blast, you would expect a major event. Evidently The Free-Lance Star did, since they sent a reporter to cover the rally. She ended up filing a story with the headline, "Few attend Stafford schools 'funeral'."
"No more than a dozen people showed up for a rally outside the Stafford County Courthouse yesterday to protest cuts to the 2007 school budget," the Star reported, adding that while the event was "sparsely attended, those present were passionate."
I'm organizing a protest against rabid foxes in Stafford County. If I can get 11 people to join me, we can get our names in the paper! Who's with me?
Scheduling Note: Duty calls, so no blogging tomorrow. I will return on Friday afternoon, but you'll already be gone for the weekend and you'll miss a big scoop on the Vanuatu Teachers Union. I don't want your death by suspense on my conscience, so here it is.
One SEA member used the district's e-mail system to publicize the event, which is against policy. The superintendent is reviewing the incident.
So, with 1,200 members, big budget cuts and a wide (if not exactly kosher) e-mail blast, you would expect a major event. Evidently The Free-Lance Star did, since they sent a reporter to cover the rally. She ended up filing a story with the headline, "Few attend Stafford schools 'funeral'."
"No more than a dozen people showed up for a rally outside the Stafford County Courthouse yesterday to protest cuts to the 2007 school budget," the Star reported, adding that while the event was "sparsely attended, those present were passionate."
I'm organizing a protest against rabid foxes in Stafford County. If I can get 11 people to join me, we can get our names in the paper! Who's with me?
Scheduling Note: Duty calls, so no blogging tomorrow. I will return on Friday afternoon, but you'll already be gone for the weekend and you'll miss a big scoop on the Vanuatu Teachers Union. I don't want your death by suspense on my conscience, so here it is.
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