" . . . a request by the school board to carry forward $1.1 million in unspent money from its operating fund." The school board ALREADY had a surplus of $1.1 MILLION from last year!!!! But yet they were complaining. This just goes to show that they don't know where or what their 'budgeted' funds are spent on. Just because there is a surplus DOES NOT mean they should just keep it. IF there is a surplus, that means they REALLY didn't need it in the first place. But taxpayers do need it to 'pay' their bills as I'm sure...
I find it hilarious that the county can't fund it's Fire and Rescue dept due to insufficient funds - then ends the year with a surplus. So even though the county has money in the bank they are going to start charging for ambulance rides. The school system sure can't manage itself - it has it's own surplus - so we give them more. What kind of (mis)management is this? Give it back to the people who paid the taxes and let them decide how to spend the money they EARNED!...
As a teacher in Frederick County who has not had a raise in 5 years and puts in 8-10 hours a day planning, attending meetings, and educating students, I feel a raise is due. So many teachers, including myself, have earned Masters degrees in order to better ourselves as educators, and our student loan debt exceeds our yearly income. Many, including myself, have picked up second and third part-time jobs to make ends meet. Everything else around us is going up, but our pay has been the same for years now. This is the reason for so many teachers going...
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