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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (610714)5/14/2011 3:02:52 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1576612
 
Some of the people in my cohort that did get jobs when we graduated are now losing them. And one of the few that isn't may have to quit now that they have their second child. He and his wife can't make ends meet even with two salaries. He was making six figures with Infospace before going back to school to be a teacher......and he's a great teacher. Very sad.

What's happening to the American educational system is a crying shame.

Ted, you'll love this. From The Onion:

Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation's Schools With Enough Money To Properly Educate Students

theonion.com

Sources in the Congressional Budget Office reported that as a result of a clerical error, $80 billion earmarked for national defense was accidentally sent to the Department of Education, furnishing schools with the necessary funds to buy new textbooks, offer more academic resources, hire better teachers, promote student achievement, and foster educational excellence—an oversight that apologetic officials called a "huge mistake."