... she wants the kids to spend even more hours watching instructional videos, outside of the time that they are already on virtual learning from 7:30am to 1pm (day in and day out, no break and until 2pm on Fridays), and use class time for questions?!?
The economy was shutdown in 2020, related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fewer people working means less income, less income means constituents pay less income taxes. Less income also means constituents have less money to spend, less sales tax collected. Fewer tax dollars collected by the government (income tax, sales tax, etc) means a smaller budget for the US Government to spend, at all levels (local, State, National). This is anticipated to translate to budget cuts across the board, including education. I believe the most recent statistic I heard was that the government was currently spending at twice the rate it was collecting taxes; this is not sustainable.
Brace yourself. Locally, there are discussions of:
- HUGE tax increases on the horizon.
- School cutbacks. With fewer teacher and staff, more learning may be virtual.
