George at Brewed Fresh Daily turned me on to this post from Bill Callahan about a Cleveland School Board meeting.  I have to wonder, what the hell people are thinking.  Not just the school board, but the public in general is screwed in the head.  School funding should be one of the highest priorities for any community.  Most people in Ohio think it rates somewhere next to Russian Roulette on their list of “important things to do.”  Russian Roulette is exactly what they are playing.  Every year the schools don't get enough money to provide a quality education is just like putting another bullet in the gun and spinning the cylinder.  The schools decay; the quality teachers head for greener pastures; security at the schools decreases; and the students get the shaft.  THESE ARE OUR OWN CHILDREN WE'RE SCREWING OVER!  I just don't get it.  The ramifications of not educating our children are enormous.  Let's think about this in the most simplistic terms.  Better education = better paying jobs.  Better paying jobs = better quality of life.  Better paying jobs = better tax base.  Better paying jobs = more discretionary income.  More discretionary income = more jobs.  More jobs = better tax base.  And that's just the local perspective.  I won't get started on the global implications.  Can't people see we're cutting off our collective nose to spite our face?

Cheers,
m²