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As usual, the footsoldiers feel the pain, while the officers go unscathed
March 21, 2012 by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at 06:16 AM
According to this Toronto Star story, the Toronto District School Board is facing an $85 million dollar deficit. As a result, board staff are recommending that 803 positions be cut - 430 educational assistants, 200 high school teachers, 134 school secretaries, and 39 vice-principals. Does anyone other than me find it strange that not one consultant or board administrator is on the list?
Here’s an idea! Toronto might take a look at Edmonton which moved the responsibility for administrative services down to the schools and let them decide what they needed. Here’s an article from our archives that explains how it works.
Yes. Where’s the social justice when the public is having to pay all of these bureaucrats, and even pay for them after retirement by topping up their gold-plated pensions? What do they contribute to better the education of our children? What I don’t understand is why the left of centre parties are mum on this issue? Do they not see the gross unfairness of all of this? Whose side are they really on? Where’s their outrage, and why does the media skip over this glaring issue?