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Budget Cuts and Charter and Grad School

The charter school I wanted Jake in had their lottery earlier this week.  We are still waiting to hear the results. If he gets in then our family vacation is cancelled.  Jake will start school the same day we were planning on flying to Texas on our way to Mexico.  However, our school district is planning on cutting teachers as well as freezing saleries.  Part of me feels bad about the cuts.  The other part me thinks that is what I have been dealing with for almost two years.  We have had nearly three weeks of furlough hours over the past year.  Health and Welfare lost over 120 people a few weeks ago. Plus our last raise was years ago. My guesss is that they really won't be firing 26 teachers they just won't be replacing the ones that retire or quit although that is just my guess.  I know of other ways that I think they could cut but of course they never ask me.  :)

Lee's brother and wife and three kids are coming to visit next week.  They won't be staying here but it should still be a good time. 

I got an approval to work 4-10's.  It will start week after next.  I will do my internship on Thursday's and Saturday mornings.  I may be short a few hours at the end of the semester but I think I will be able to make them up over the break and still be done in December and graduate in May as planned. School starts back up on Thursday,  I have already started my research.  Research is the hardest most consuming class. 

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