NCP:Budget Cuts

ok, so i don't know if i've already ranted about this, but CPS is getting a huge budget cut because we are short money. you can read more about it here.

our varsity sports are being cut, which is completely ridiculous! (even though i don't play sports, it's just ridiculous--some seniors depend on them to get grants and scholarships into college!)

and now, i got an email on thursday saying that "all CPS drivers ed centers are closed until further notice."

i admit. i was in denial. i said to myself, "i wonder if this was a planned event everyone knew already, or was it all of a sudden. b/c last sat. i made an appointment w. them for this sat. now, the guy wouldn't have made an appoit. with me if he knew they would get cut off on friday..."

so i waited until friday to call them. thursday comes, (read the other part of my friday happenings here) and i had the surprize dental appointment in china town that absolutely could not be re-scheduled. so i went, and on the way there in the car, i called mather.

and i was SO surprized that their answering machine actually picked up!! (normally they let it ring until eternity.)

and it's true. CPS has cut ALL driver's ed centers until further notice. they are aiming for July 7th to re-open. suuuure.

IL is on the verge of bankruptcy right now! suuure we'll belive you.....(O_o)

but anyway.

so i really need you to vote for my school so we can get the $250K we desperately need.

here's the link: http://www.refresheverything.com/21cc

it's SO simple! you just have to register once, and you get 10 votes per day, and you can vote on an idea once per day!

25% of all teachers will be laid off the coming school year, meaning ~30-40 students per class!! if there's one thing i love about northside, it's the small class sizes.

varsity sports are cut. it's devastating. so many ppl are on the teams!

now Driver's Ed is completely cut. so the only option is for us to go private and pay for a driving school to teach us. and we would prob hafta start all over again since they would claim that "CPS standards may not meet their standards".

it's really amazing how far we've climbed.

we were previously 200th, and now we're #40!! but that's FAR from good enough. only the TOP TWO ideas get the 250k grant. we still have a long way to go!!