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| Teacher Used as Prop in Zero Jobs Bill Photo Op Laid Off |
| 2010-10-11 |
 President Obama signed a bill in August aimed at saving teachers' jobs, with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Council of Economic Advisers chief Christina Romer and teacher Amanda Van Ness on hand. In July, the 25-year-old Ms. VanNess lost her job teaching kindergarten at Pickett Elementary School in Toledo, Ohio, as a result of cuts that came after voters rejected an income-tax increase aimed at shoring up a budget deficit at the Toledo Public School District. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #5 If that is her in the red to Barry's left, the kindergarten pantry 'cheese fishes' inventory may soon be bouncing back to respectable levels. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-10-11 20:37 |
| #4 At just 25 whe was likely one of the few who were not yet tenured and actually could be laid off, so as to protect the pay and benefits of the tenured. If they were truly socialist, wouldn't the senior people all take pay cuts so the junior people would still have jobs? Of course if they were fully capitalist the senior people would all work more hours to make up for the loss of the junior people. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-10-11 20:23 |
| #3 Romer's not exactly heading up staff meetings there anymore either. Hopefully Oblahblah will get the unemployment slip in 2012 |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-10-11 19:03 |
| #2 Whom will she blame for losing her job? Bush? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2010-10-11 17:33 |
| #1 (Probably) NEA Teacher in same role as HItler Youth awarded Iron Crosses in last days of WWII. She, too, fought to the end for her leader... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2010-10-11 16:36 |