MPS cuts jobs....

Today it was voted on by the Montgomery Board of Education to cut jobs in the Montgomery school system. Included in the cuts were 63 teaching jobs and about 83 other jobs including assistant principals, counselors, and secretaries. The cuts are due to lack of funds available. Right now i'm sure the Education lottery looks pretty good to some people. The education lottery is popular in some states including Georgia. From my understanding , some of the money from the lottery goes towards the school, salaries, and provides scholarships to students. I know personally that some students do receive scholarships, because a friend in high school moved to GA and recieved one. Of course it was shot down in Alabama due to the lack of support by residents. Maybe something similar can be adopted here in the state. Not saying it will solve all the problems with education funds, but at this point it couldn't hurt anything.

New Dropout Age & Rules...

Today the minimum age to dropout of High School in Alabama changed from 16 to 17. The student must attend a exit interview with a school administrator and have a parent or guardian present before being able to drop out. They also will have to sign something stating that they are aware of what they are doing and the consequences that may follow with dropping out. Can't say I don't blame them for passing this law. I feel a lot of kids are thanking too many things for granted including a free education. Why not go to school and try and do something with yourself? Majority of the time when they quit school, they get bored, and get into nothing but trouble. But there's also the other side, if the kids don't want to be there will they become a problem and hinder the others from learning, by forcing them to stay a extra year? The way I see is, at 17 your basically done and if you've made it that far why quit? Go ahead finish and see what opportunities await. Hopefully with this new law administrator as well as parents will try to keep the youth involved in school, and hopefully the dropout rate will decrease.