[Local-Maine-Schools] (no subject)

[Dave Renault]

Governor Baldacci
Dennis Damon
Ted Koffman
Hannah Pingree
	I was quite shocked with the article in Sat's paper concerning the  
$74 million shortfall. With all the controversy with school  
consolidation now the administration wants to withhold $17 million  
from next years aid to education. They say for only one year. Is this  
like the year the teacher's retirement fund was shorted and has never  
been made up. Another broken promise by the state to education to  
fund 55% of education. The message to the educators, parents, tax  
payers and especially to the youth of our state is that education  
isn't important. Is that the message we want to send. With all of the  
spending bills that have been passed or will come up to bond votes  
they should have been dropped instead of breaking your obligation to  
K-12 education.
	Thank you for listening,
	David Renault