Whattsup CNN and California???

I know this has nothing to do with ART or Kids or any of the Mama Drama ( Kelli's term) that I usually blabber about   but this got me in scolding mommy mode with hands on hips and  a scowl!

Story 1)  Califorina students struggle under budget cuts (CNN)  and Story 2)  California misses out on federal education funds by LA Times

I am going do a " two hands on the hips" to CNN for reporting NOT the whole story but just slanted tale of woe and for the California Teachers Union for facing the difficulty of shrinking budget but still rallying together to not via for the grant money.




This morning I watch this story on CNN ( I posted a link to).  In a nutshell, the story was a basically a tale of woe  - Teachers are being laid off due to lack of monies,  Class room sizes are up from 20 to 25-30.  Teachers not getting enough money for supplies.

But then I read this in LA TIMES which Jason Song and Howard Blume report how "California was not selected as one of the finalists for a $4.35-billion competitive school-reform grant program, It is unclear why California was not selected, but some experts were pessimistic about the state's chances because fewer than half of school districts and teachers unions agreed to sign an agreement requiring them to abide by the reforms included several controversial proposals, including linking teachers' performance to their students' test scores."


CNN and California Teachers Union - You cannot have your cake and eat it too!
CNN - you might want to mention that there was Grant out there that could have solved  all the woes you happened to highlight - it is called getting the whole story - you should try it sometime   (and for those of you who don't know me  - No I am not a fan of Fox News)     and CTU don't go on national TV and whine about your budget cuts but basically thumb your noses at a $4 billion grant.

And NO - I don't think my little rant will really accomplish anything - this is just my little soapbox that I sometime stand on - If you don't like you are welcome to your own soapbox.

BTW Tennessee is still in the running for the grant money - Go Tennessee!

And these are some party plates / napkins I am designs - Oh How Cute! 

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/03/04/layoffs.education/index.html?hpt=Sbin


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/do-not-post-until-okd-by-jason-songbeth-shuster.html