[SPAM]Re: [SPAM] TEA - Step up to New Jersey and Massachusetts

[Guest guest]

Yes, and as I remember it, our dear Governor gave himself a $10,000 (or was

it $100,000 memory fails me now) a year raise and the guy who manages the

pension fund a $300,000 raise, and teachers got a $400 annual raise.

Yes, our state truly values educating our kids by rewarding those who are

doing the front line work.

S.

" Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist.

They are wrong: it is character. "

Albert Einstein

From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

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Subject: [sPAM]Re: [sPAM] TEA - Step up to New Jersey

and Massachusetts

From a Legislative update:

" Texas was in an enviable position going into the 80th session with

the Comptroller announcing that the State had a $14.3 billion

" surplus " . Although much of this so-called surplus was already

accounted for to address growth in our public and higher education

school populations, health and human services program caseloads, and

other programs, the final budget left more than $7 billion unspent.

Since it is unclear exactly how much revenue the revised franchise tax

will generate when it goes into effect January 1, 2008, the

Legislature felt it prudent to leave this money in reserve to avoid a

deficit in coming years. "

$7 billion in reserve. That ought to cut it.

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> Yes they are way ahead on both education and TAXES. In fact

Massachusetts

> has the nickname Taxachusetts.

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> If people in Texas were willing to pay the state income tax that these

> states pay, we might have an education system that wasn't so bad.

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> S.

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> " Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great

scientist.

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> They are wrong: it is character. "

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> Albert Einstein

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> Both states are years ahead of you. TEA is way, way behind.

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> Let us see if TEA will pay for private placement like this .... I will

> not hold my breath. Will TEA provide 50K plus private placement?

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[Guest guest]

So blue states are better? Or do blue states comply with FAPE?

Let us be the first red state to comply with FAPE :>)

Mark

> >

> > Yes they are way ahead on both education and TAXES. In fact

> Massachusetts

> > has the nickname Taxachusetts.

> >

> >

> >

> > If people in Texas were willing to pay the state income tax that

> these

> > states pay, we might have an education system that wasn't so bad.

> >

> > S.

> >

> >

> >

> > " Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great

> scientist.

> >

> > They are wrong: it is character. "

> >

> > Albert Einstein

> >

> >

> >

> > From: HYPERLINK

> " mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy%40yahoogroups.com " Texas-Autism-

Advocacy@yahoog

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Advocacy@yahoog

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> colditz

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> > Subject: [sPAM] TEA - Step up to New

Jersey

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> > Let us see if TEA will pay for private placement like this ....

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> > not hold my breath. Will TEA provide 50K plus private placement?

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