Smarter and Harder

Eli and Tim discuss the protests in Portland by asylum seekers regarding the quality of their accommodations and food.  Also, affirmative action gets overturned by SCOTUS.  

Eli and Tim discuss the budget failing and larger number of voters.

Eli and Tim discuss the knife fight at PHS with no SRO's !   What should the punishment?   Cookies and cupcakes?   PPS has a new Superintendent who appears, on the surface, to be fully qualified to lead the district.   School budget final discussion.  

Eli educates Tim on the background and qualifications of each candidate.   Also, discussion about why a junkie made it into King Middle School bathroom to offer drugs to a student.  Poor response from administration.  

Eli and Tim discuss the effect of one PPS teacher's public criticism of another teacher in her hometown for cultural appropriation during an American history lesson.  Too far?  Or appropriate respsone?  Also, final discussions on PPS budget.  

Eli and Tim take a deeper look into the budget and can't help but wonder how we are going to shoulder COVID spending in 3 years if this budget passes.  Now is the time to cut!!  

Eli and Tim tries to make sense of why we took the state's $3million and added back in gardeners.  

Eli and Tim discuss their first read of the PPS budget.  More of the same crap.  How are we increasing our budget by $15million with less students?   Tim is in the camp of shoot it down and let the new Superintendent pick up the pieces.  Eli wants to take a smarter look at the line items.  True to form, Smarter and Harder

Eli and Tim talk '23-'24 school budget and X-man somehow got a nod for the police citizen review committee.  Much to consider on the budget in '23!!

Eli and Tim discuss why a lack of discipline and holding the line is leading to 20 teachers calling out sick.   PPS policies are  failing at teaching our students how to be law-abiding citizens with respect for authority and rules.