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		<title>Counting down to the final budget</title>
		<link>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/counting-down-to-the-final-budget/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not going to say much on this anymore &#8212; the efforts of the school board are significant and I believe well researched.  I do not agree with the &#8220;one time&#8221; savings being used as part of the strategy (particularly &#8230; <a href="http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/counting-down-to-the-final-budget/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolspending.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363668&amp;post=235&amp;subd=schoolspending&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tredyffrin Easttown TEEA  may be offering some help</title>
		<link>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/tredyffrin-easttown-teea-may-be-offering-some-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[compensation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been posts on other sites that claim that the TEEA offered the TESD board $600,000 to help with this year&#8217;s budget problems.  Several posters have represented themselves as teachers &#8212; members of the union &#8212; and have verified &#8230; <a href="http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/tredyffrin-easttown-teea-may-be-offering-some-help/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolspending.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363668&amp;post=200&amp;subd=schoolspending&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Abington School District update</title>
		<link>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/abington-school-district-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the State]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[greener pastures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sichel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abington School District has been referenced as an example of good budget cutting -- Dr. Sichel avoids cutting programs and cuts the "stuff."  This post is an effort to explain why grass is not always greener when you look for examples in school board governance.  <a href="http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/abington-school-district-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolspending.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363668&amp;post=213&amp;subd=schoolspending&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If it&#8217;s broken, it&#8217;s time to fix it &#8211; School Finances</title>
		<link>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/if-its-broken-its-time-to-fix-it-school-finances/</link>
		<comments>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/if-its-broken-its-time-to-fix-it-school-finances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over on Community matters, some posters are concerned that these proposed budget cuts in TESD (they are happening almost everywhere, I promise) are going to damage the value of the school system &#8212; one poster said she would warn people &#8230; <a href="http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/if-its-broken-its-time-to-fix-it-school-finances/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolspending.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363668&amp;post=173&amp;subd=schoolspending&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">balancing a budget</media:title>
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		<title>Preparation time for teachers</title>
		<link>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/preparation-time-for-teachers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the current collective bargaining agreement with the TEEA A “preparation period” is defined as the time during the work day when a member of the Bargaining Unit shall be released from instruction or student contact and be free from &#8230; <a href="http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/preparation-time-for-teachers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolspending.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363668&amp;post=186&amp;subd=schoolspending&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How do you cut a budget anyway?</title>
		<link>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/how-do-you-cut-a-budget-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/how-do-you-cut-a-budget-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/?p=124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Make sure you have something left after the cut Not to worry &#8212; I am not on the bandwagon to abandon cuts&#8211; but I am in the corner of those who need to understand just exactly what our school system &#8230; <a href="http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/how-do-you-cut-a-budget-anyway/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolspending.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363668&amp;post=124&amp;subd=schoolspending&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging &#8212; Don&#8217;t let Vitriol substitute for opinion</title>
		<link>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/when-vitriol-substitutes-for-opinion/</link>
		<comments>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/when-vitriol-substitutes-for-opinion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been posting on Community&#8230;.Matters in an effort to share school board information with the multitudes who are seeking it.  Pattye Benson is doing a fabulous job moderating discussions &#8212; but I occasionally will continue here because much of what &#8230; <a href="http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/when-vitriol-substitutes-for-opinion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolspending.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363668&amp;post=155&amp;subd=schoolspending&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FLES redux in TESD</title>
		<link>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/fles-redux/</link>
		<comments>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/fles-redux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[program cuts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to formally alter my comments about FLES and the fact that nothing has changed since its introduction except the retirement of Drs. Foot, Slobojan and Folts.  In fact, something has changed, and it&#8217;s my error not to know &#8230; <a href="http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/fles-redux/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolspending.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363668&amp;post=139&amp;subd=schoolspending&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PSEA goal of avoiding &#8220;excise tax&#8221; on benefits almost succeeds</title>
		<link>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/psea-goal-of-avoiding-excise-tax-on-benefits-almost-succeeds/</link>
		<comments>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/psea-goal-of-avoiding-excise-tax-on-benefits-almost-succeeds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/?p=135</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The PSEA website has been encouraging members to write their congressmen to protect their health care plans from the excise tax promises in Obamacare on &#8220;cadillac&#8221; plans (yes &#8212; this is the same idea that John McCain put forth and &#8230; <a href="http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/psea-goal-of-avoiding-excise-tax-on-benefits-almost-succeeds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolspending.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363668&amp;post=135&amp;subd=schoolspending&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Assessment appeals and their role in tax issues</title>
		<link>http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/assessment-appeals-and-their-role-in-tax-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the risk of creating more controversy that has nothing to do with solutions —I responded to a post on Community&#8230;.Matters from John Peterson who denounced the “GOP” lead school board driven by GOP issues. I will stand by each and every &#8230; <a href="http://schoolspending.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/assessment-appeals-and-their-role-in-tax-issues/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=schoolspending.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363668&amp;post=132&amp;subd=schoolspending&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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