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Public School Education: Helping Provide Long Island Students With a Brighter Future
| Source: Long Island President's Council
LONG ISLAND, NY--(Marketwire - January 28, 2010) - It is no secret that our country is in the
worst economic crisis in recent history. There
are many challenges being faced within our local communities. We are
dealing with the impact of cutbacks at every level. Families are surviving
on tighter budgets, companies are streamlining and downsizing and
governments are looking at how to balance their budgets and decrease
spending, or where appropriate, increase or maintain spending when it
benefits the local community. In a few months, school districts will be
planning their own budgets and looking for community support.
"Public school education is one of the areas which cannot be compromised.
We need to support efforts to recruit, reward and retain qualified teachers
and fund vital public school programs that are crucial for our children's
future. Education is important to the survival of our communities and of
our nation, especially in this economic crisis. How can we be the leader of
the world if we no longer support the education necessary to compete in the
world? We need to provide our children with the tools to survive in an
increasingly global environment," explains Jeff Rozran of the Syosset
Teachers Association and Board Member of NYSUT.
Equal access to a quality education is promised to every student. And it is
vital to the Long Island community and its future. Public education
provides students with many,
rich non-academic experiences, which provides for a prosperous future. A
solid public school education makes a student more competitive, provides a
vital skill set and knowledge that our society deems necessary and enables
students to become contributing citizens. "Public school education provides
our children with a foundation built on important subjects and skills that
make them productive and successful," added Huntington Town Councilman Mark
Mayoka.
Despite chronic inadequate funding, Long Island public schools continue to
be creative and find innovative and practical ways to provide our students
with knowledge, skills, training and values that they need for their future
to lead our country. Our academic programs are among the best in the
country and our diverse and extensive array of extracurricular activities
ensures our students receive a well-rounded, comprehensive and exciting
educational experience. It is important for our communities to support our
local school budgets so that we ensure that we do not cut those that
implement and address our challenges today and at the same time provide a
strong foundation for the future. One of the means of getting our economy
back on track is supporting education and investing in our students'
futures. In a few months we will have the opportunity to ensure our
children's future by ensuring strong support for our public school
education programs and budgets.