Hundreds Protest (San Bernardino Sun March 26, 2008) Parents & Teachers Rally Against Cuts.

BS Ranch Perspective

I get why they are supporting the teachers, and students, but there just isn't any money, Protesting isn't going to make any money for them to change their mind about making a mistake, especially when there isn't any money to change your mind with!! All the money is gone, The California Legislature Has Spent All the Money that is and has been left in the coughers for the people to use, especially for something as beneificial as this, I am sorry I have children and I have taught them in a private School for the simple reason that I knew what the money that I was spending it on was being spent on. If there was a Teacher that was not doing their job or they were not teaching the class to make the student pass the test with flying colors as determined by the Federal Government, they would be let go, so that would be a way to make sure that they are performing and doing the jobs the way that they should be doing them. 

So Private Schools are better, and the passing of the bill to allow People to place their children into schools of their choices. that would have been a win win, But that would have broke the School union, and then the Price of School and Education would have come down, This Protest would not/might not have taken place in that case!! 

BS Ranch 

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Supporting teachers

Hundreds protest

Parents and teachers rally against cuts

Jason Pesick, Staff Writer

Article Launched: 03/26/2008 10:27:38 PM PDT

COLTON - About 1,000 people jammed into the Jehue Middle School cafeteria on Wednesday night to express their displeasure with teacher cuts in the Rialto Unified School District.

Vehicles flooded streets surrounding the middle school as teachers, parents and students all wanted to share their opinions with district officials.

"Whatever you say, it is just not right," said Kasandra Miranda, 15, a student at Rialto High School.

The school district has notified 271 teachers that they might not have jobs next year.

One hundred teachers with one-year contracts and about 30 teachers without full credentials probably won't be returning.

In addition to $507 million in education cuts this year, Gov.

Hundreds of teachers and parents came to the Rialto school board meeting at Jehue Middle School Wednesday night to protest cuts to the teaching staff. (LaFonzo Carter/Staff Photographer)

Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing a $4.8 billion education cut from next year's budget.

The layoffs could result in kindergarten to third-grade class sizes at Rialto Unified increasing from 20 to 32 students. This would save about $2.5 million.

Valarie Campa, who has two children attending district schools, said she was displeased with the possibility of the increases in class sizes.

"It doesn't sound to me like the school district's going to be excelling very well," she said.

Bob McDaniel, president of the Rialto Classified School Employees Association, said teachers have been too aggressive in their contract negotiations with the district.

"But unfortunately, we feel the teachers don't want to work with them," he said of the relationship between the district's union, Rialto Education Association, and district leadership.

Bill Hedrick, union president, has pointed out that the district is planning to have a $28 million ending balance, meaning $28 million will be left over at the end of the year.

But only about $10 million of that money can be spent.

Deputy Superintendent Joseph Davis said he needs that money to cover shortfalls in coming years.

The district will see a 20 percent downward swing in funding compared to what it was expecting over a two-year period because of the budget cuts, Davis said.

"How can you have business as usual?" he said