A warning shot for schools-Deseret News Editorial

Jordan schools were spared some cuts by the passage of SB 295 that allows school districts to use building money (Capital Outlay) for instructional needs (Maintenance and operations). Read the entire editorial at www.deseretnews.com

Rick

Attend Your Caucus Meetings Tonight at 7pm

We have some candidates running in Legislative District 6 (Kerry Gibson is running for County Commissioner) Republicans Craig Call, Brad J. Galvez, Randy Phipps, and Brent Ropelato. They will be looking for delegates tonight to be elected at your caucuses. Check your county party's website for locations.

Jesse Garcia and Neil Hansen have filed for the Democratic nomination in House Dist. 9.

Jon Greiner and Stuart Reid have filed for the Republican nomination in Senate Dist. 18.

Our political action committee will be interviewing these candidates next week.

Rick

Our Sympathies..

Our sympathies go out to Celeste Gardner (OEA Exec Bd) and Supt. Jacobsen (Weber) for the losses of their moms. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Rick

Jordan Teachers spared cuts

Go to www.deseretnews.com to read about the "Jordan teachers escape ax".
Rick

Neighborhood Caucus Meetings Tuesday, March 23, 7:00 PM

Just a reminder to attend your neighborhood political caucus meetings next Tuesday night at 7pm, March 23. Check the Standard-Examiner for the locations. You can access the Weber Republican locations online at www.wcrgop.org and the Weber Democratic locations at www.weberdemocrats.org

It is important to take your family and neighbors to these meetings and elect education friendly delegates to the state and county conventions.

Thanks Rick

Education was not held "harmless" by the Legislature

I am fatigued at the never-ending self-congratulation our legislators continue to give themselves ( redundancy noted) by saying that public ed was only cut .6% and the classrooms will be unaffected. Memo to the legislators: You forgot to come up with tax dollars for 11,000 new students that will be registering this fall. What are we supposed to tell the parents? Keep them home, we can't find space or supplies for them? I think not...they will be there in your classrooms...and there will be more of them than last year. Will we have money to give teachers a raise or even hire enough teachers to keep our class sizes somewhat manageable? We can't sink any further down the list of states in class size...we are dead last...we are 51st and there are only 50 states...yes D.C. counts. So next time you read that education was held harmless and you have to look for more desks for those two or three more students checking in...thank your legislator.

Rick

Legislative Summary Continued....

Go to www.utea.org/politics to read UEA's summary of the legislative session.

Thanks Rick