today’s news and information gleanings from here and there!

Quote for today… “At some point in the not-to-distant future, we need to have an honest discussion over the cost of and expectations placed on public education. … there is a disconnect between what people expect from schools and what they are willing to pay in taxes.” – State Representative Gordon Denlinger, in this Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era article about the budget increase for schools.

• This York Dispatch article, “State funds fall short in some York County districts”, delves into the grant funding for schools in the new PA budget year. Using the model in the article and data from the PA Department of Education “Ready To Learn Block Grant” information, the above graphic shows that Columbia Borough School District will grab a lion’s share on a per-student calculation.

• But wait … “State funding increases do little to help cash-strapped Columbia schools” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• When we see facebook comments as this: “When you pay some employees $$$$millions for there service know wonder Cash-strapped districts“, we wonder why there should be any state funding for schools if the output cannot produce accurate spelling and use of the word, there, in the above comment.

 

• Lousy leadership is everywhere: “After retreat, Iraqi soldiers fault officers” – The New York Times

• For fireworks in Lancaster – York – Lebanon – Cumberland – Dauphin Counties, look here – Pennlive.com
  

• Lenny’s kid produces at Harrisburg – Harrisburg Patriot-News