Bob Schaffer, the Republican candidate (apparently, but not if
you listen to his own words, I guess) for Colorado's open Senate seat, is this month's replacement for Mitt Romney as the focus of many posts, most of them not terribly congratulatory.
So, you'll be surprised to know I'm writing about Schaffer again, and that he seems, again, to have got himself in a spot of bother. From
Colorado Pols:
Some school districts are collecting state money for the time students spend changing classes, a member of the state Board of Education said Monday.
Board member Bob Schaffer said it is "quite a stretch" to count the five minutes between classes as part of the educational day
The Colorado education department estimates that 32 of the state's 178 school districts will collect $145.2 million during the coming school year by counting passing periods as part of the academic day.
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Schaffer, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2008, will propose a rule change when the state board meets in September.In other words, Schaffer wants to change the rules so that schools can't collect money for portions of the day that students spend walking between classes.
For once (well, more than once, but still, it doesn't happen anything like 100% of the time), I find myself feeling a little sorry for Schaffer. Eliminating waste in Departments of Education, which usually have a lot of money to play with and a major obligation to spend all of it wisely, is something I care about and actually feel pretty strongly about. It's kind of a libertarian thing (something I don't usually accuse Schaffer of pursuing).
But, the problem is, parents don't like hearing that some nasty, "limit the government" type wants to steal the money being spent on their kids, even if ...
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