California is the only state to hide its spending – nearly $300B a year

Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by oceanplexian on Sunday December 12, 2021 @01:30PM (#29532169)

Not everyone is optimizing for the maximum amount of dollars they can squeeze out of an hour of work. Plenty of people would be happy to make less, e.g. a dual-income couple, someone right out of college who needs resume experience, someone who's semi-retired and likes to work with kids, someone who doesn't exactly need the money but wants the benefits, and so on.

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Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by cultofmetatron on Sunday December 12, 2021 @01:37PM (#29532233)

We need good teachers for every subject for every student. That means paying them wages that are competitive with their other options. We are not going to meet national demand by relying on people who are "happy to make less, e.g. a dual-income couple, someone right out of college who needs resume experience, someone who's semi-retired and likes to work with kids, someone who doesn't exactly need the money but wants the benefits,"

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Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by lotsofpulp on Sunday December 12, 2021 @01:33PM (#29532200)

If sufficient teachers were willing to do the work for current pay, then we would not be seeing 30 kids in a classroom.

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Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by detaro on Sunday December 12, 2021 @01:35PM (#29532215)

What number of kids per class are the current policies aiming for?

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