Plan 9

Spare our schools (Las Vegas Sun)

20 Jul 2008

Sun, Jul 20, 2008 (2:05 a.m.) The Clark County School Board’s decision to postpone a $9.5 billion building plan should not be seen by the Legislature or the governor as an opportunity to cut K-12 education funding.

‘Post-9/11 GI Bill’ offers education with enlistment (Tacoma News Tribune)

20 Jul 2008

The quality and number of American youth drawn to military service should climb soon because of enhanced education benefits to be provided under the new Post-9/11 GI Bill, say Pentagon recruiting experts.

Plan to borrow $3.9B bad idea (Daily Record)

20 Jul 2008

During the McGreevey years, New Jersey spent $8.6 billion of taxpayer money for school construction. Recently, Gov. Jon Corzine announced plans to borrow $3.9 billion for the same purposes. And we still do not have a full accounting of the $8.6 billion.