VA Schools Suffer Budget Cuts

The following was taken from The Richmond Spark (http://richmondspark.wordpress.com/)

Due to state budget cuts, parents in various Virginia school divisions will be holding fundraisers to acquire money for extracurricular programs.

Some schools decided to keep these programs, but charge fees to the families that enroll their children in programs like sports.

Across the Old Dominion, schools cut much of their funding for 2010-2011. Some believe these cuts are permanent.

With this being said, we must be outraged. What kind of society allows their children to suffer due to the mistakes of the older generations? If Virginians are to be put back to work, then spending on education must increase. According to a University of Massachusetts study, one of the best ways to create jobs is to spend money on education.