Local input at heart of issue, Mainers say
Kennebec Journal, February 6, 2007
(excerpts) "A disaster -- that's where we're headed," said Dwight Tibbetts, chairman of the School Union 133 School Board and a band leader and music teacher in Augusta Schools. "We need some common sense here."
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"No one from the Department of Education has asked financial people in schools for any input, and we do this every day," said James Jurdak, of Oakland, business manager for Augusta Schools.
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"The mega-districts will vote to close small schools to save money," said Robert Beal, a retired educator from Beals Island who spoke with a thick Maine accent. "The smaller towns would not have a vote. This is taxation without representation. People are proud of their schools and most are willing to pay to support them. Let's not balance the budget on the backs of our school children."
(excerpts) "A disaster -- that's where we're headed," said Dwight Tibbetts, chairman of the School Union 133 School Board and a band leader and music teacher in Augusta Schools. "We need some common sense here."
...
"No one from the Department of Education has asked financial people in schools for any input, and we do this every day," said James Jurdak, of Oakland, business manager for Augusta Schools.
...
"The mega-districts will vote to close small schools to save money," said Robert Beal, a retired educator from Beals Island who spoke with a thick Maine accent. "The smaller towns would not have a vote. This is taxation without representation. People are proud of their schools and most are willing to pay to support them. Let's not balance the budget on the backs of our school children."
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