Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Those Who Forget the Past

South Carolina's brand new GOP school superintendent of schools is at it again. No surprises here: our educational system is strapped for cash. Obviously raising taxes is not an option. Nor is cutting money for other programs that are more politically popular. Cutting teachers' salaries? Maybe. But here is superintendent Mark Zais's new plan...

Let's cut funding for education on the topic of...the Holocaust. South Carolina funds a group of educators who teach both educators and students all about this atrocity. No one can argue that learning about and fully understanding these events are crucial to the future of mankind. On top of this, this program is only costing the state $31,000 a year. Chump change compared to our $800 million budget gap.

What's even more interesting, or just perhaps strange, is that Mr. Zais is of Jewish descent. And his father fought in World War II. So you would think that he of all people would be a little more sensitive to this issue.

Cuts need to be made, Mr. Zais. Just not here.

See the full article here

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