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on Budget Cuts Are Coming

Also to Michael in Tigard.  I have been a teacher for about 15 years.  I still cannot afford a trip to Hawaii or a new car.  I drive a 15 year old car and an 8 year old car.  I pay my own health care (a lot!!) and my suppy budgets have been slashed dramatically.  I pay now for most of my classroom items from my own pockets.  

I have had to save for years to purchase new carpet for my downstairs.  It, however, sounds like you're doing quite well, Michael... having to pay property taxes on "several properties".  

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on Budget Cuts Are Coming

Why do school districts always shout "poor!" and at the same time spend so much on new textbook adoptions that they don't need?  Standards have changed little in the last few years and often new textbook purchases are not that different from the books that were purchased only a few years ago.  I would be interested to find out how often next textbooks are purchased and how much they cost the districts.  

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