Ga. agencies preparing to impose sharp budget cuts
Why not cut administrators and Kathy Cox’s staff before going after teachers?
AP-The cuts are a reflection of Georgia’s mounting $1.6 billion budget deficit, which forced Gov. Sonny Perdue to order most state agencies to cut their budgets by 6 percent. Perdue also warned the agencies to prepare for broader cuts if tax collections continue to plummet.
Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox is preparing to slash roughly $153 million, which could sap funding for a teacher mentoring program, new charter schools and graduation coaches aimed at reducing dropout rates.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:12 am
In the “not-for-profit” health care arena, why not cut the salaries of the hospitals’ CEOs and other highly positioned administrators and delete all perks for hospital board members?
R. Garth Kirkwood MD
doctork@equalhealthcareforall.com
http://www.equalhealthcareforall.com
August 19th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
“Why not cut administrators and Kathy Cox’s staff before going after teachers?”
Probably because the teacher’s union no longer has any teeth.
August 23rd, 2008 at 10:49 pm
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