Kansas school cutting Driver's Education program

[demtenjeep]

WICHITA — The latest round of proposed budget cuts at Wichita schools include 117 job positions and the elimination of driver's education at all high schools, saving about $7.5 million.

"This is one of those conversations as a superintendent or CEO you hope to never have to have," Superintendent John Allison said at a news conference today.

"These (cuts) mark another significant reduction to our budget.... They impact many people's lives, and their families' lives."

The proposed cuts include eliminating all elementary job-share positions and 44 positions in the district's learning services department, which includes curriculum specialists and learning coaches.

http://www.kansas.com/2010/04/22/1281644/wichita-school-district-to-announce.html

[FSogol]

1. As long as taxes don't increase by a penny or two!

:sarcasm:

[BlooInBloo]

4. Yup. People deserve what they vote for.

[jody]

2. Has any group suggested the absolutely bare minimum group of courses that benefit society for

our schools to teach?

I would love to read the arguments for such a list.

[demtenjeep]

3. for many students, I think there ought to be a "life skills" course

there are many things kids do not know that we once thought was common sense

[jody]

5. I've met many, many people in my generation who have yet to learn common sense outside their own

narrow life involvement.

[FSogol]

7. And nutrition, financial planning, critical thinking, remedial spelling ( for the Freeps)

[donco6]

6. We haven't had drivers ed in 20 years.

I'm surprised anyone still does it.