Should policymakers consider eliminating all-day kindergarten or cutting school days to help balance the budget?
Ken Mortland 24. Nov, 2009 at 3:10 am # Oregon may be able to reduce the number of school days, but Washington can’t. We have a mandated 180 day school year. Savings will have to be found in another area. Jody Granatir 24. Nov, 2009 at 3:17 am # Reducing or eliminating kindergarten is a false solution to the budget problem. Why target our youngest students for these cuts; it is just as unfair as reducing high school to 5 periods (which was done in some Washington districts faced with double levy failures). Cuts should be made across the board and away from the classrooms, if possible. randydutton 24. Nov, 2009 at 4:16 am # Budget crisis is WORSE than predicted. Nearly all education money should be shifted to schools, and reduce state capital control. Let principals do the hiring/firing, and administration. All classtime should be used to teach. All school days should be full days – no half days. Don’t show unrelated cartoons or movies as a substitute for teaching. In our area, the loca
