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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously, what can parents do?  I was disgusted by the facts stated in the Post's editorial.  The priority of our tax dollars for "education", should be first to provide the best education possible to the students in our county through the reduction of class size, the opportunity for learning not just the core academic subjects, but also exposure to art, music and P.E.  We have seen first hand at our elementary school the effects the budget cut has had on the students - larger classes, art, music and P.E. time reduced, etc.  The decisions, Mr. Starr and other administrators make in favor of increasing teachers salaries have and will continue to have negative consequenses in our communities.

As the editorial states,[b] MCPS teachers are already the best compensated teachers as comparted to any other jurisdiction[/b].  Mr. Starr's cited comments about morale being a reason for the granting teachers raises during this time of recession and reduced budgets is elementary and a slap in the face of other county, state and private workers whose taxes pay for the education of their children.  Like any other worker during this time in particular, teachers should be happy to have a job; and in MCPS because of the strong unions, those teachers are well compensated both in salary and benefits and later in their pensions.

How do we vote Mr. Starrr out?[/quote]

MCPS pay is comparable to pay in other high COL areas.  Sure, they make more than e.g. teachers in Pennsylvania do - but they also pay more for housing and everything else.[/quote]

The editorial today said that MCPS teachers make 20% more than teachers in Fairfax county.  That is outrageous.  Housing costs, etc. are comparable in VA and MD.  [/quote]

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