School funding dilemma

Public school officials say they are doing a fine job of educating, while at the same time yelling "we just aren't spending enough money for quality education."

School personnel wanted more money, so they did an end-run around the tax payers and got the court involved. That's the way too many decisions are being made. How do you get more money, by force of course. Judges not voters, are making the decisions.

Of those students applying for college, 50 percent need remedial studies. Why aren't high school graduates ready for college?

The legislature can't figure out what quality education is, but we're plowing 80 million more dollars into this bottomless money-pit anyway.

There's a method to this madness. The schools are failing to adequately educate so they blame inadequate funding. That way the failing schools are off the hook. Fool the people and keep the money rolling in even if we don't have a clue. After all, it's for the children.

Doesn't this bother you people?

We should all have our butts kicked for allowing this absurd waste of children's minds, and our hard earned dollars.

We need to assess the curriculum with new eyes. When the only way to show improvement in student knowledge is to lower expectations, something is dreadfully wrong and must be changed.

How much more money are we going to poke down this rat hole?

We must stop this wasteful circle and demand a proper return on our investment. Now that would really be for the children, and the rest of us too.

The only way any change will take place is if we raise so much hell they can't ignore us. Will you help?

Velma Spores

Kalispell