Comments by Devin Jones

Measure S loses with 61% of the vote

Ray and Jonathan, You are both obviously people who look for the real data. I can't find solid accounting, in detail, about our district. If Dr. Bayless would open the books to the community we would have a much better understanding of what we are actually paying and where the money goes. What is important for someone like me is to have confidence in the information provided. The $300k per classroom was thrown out by me. It's as good as any other data on this thread, not very. It's a average statewide…

Measure S loses with 61% of the vote

Ms. Hurley, I believe I must not have made my point clear. My children have wonderful, hard working, teachers in the public schools. I understand that they work long hours. I do to. They still get 1/3 of the calander year as vacation, have a far richer benefits package than most private sector jobs, and have a very attractive retirement program. I also understand that, from the teacher’s level, there is not enough money. That isn’t because the voters of our state don’t provide the money, it…

Measure S loses with 61% of the vote

Mr. Schiller is just another emotional liberal. He didn’t get what he wanted so he threw a tantrum. The politicians and bureaucrats are playing a shell game with educational funds. The schools pay for social programs, such as medical care and eye care, that have nothing to do with education. We don’t get to vote on those social expenditures, we are only allowed to vote on things that they think we care about. Every election they force us to vote a tax increase down. The average amount of money…