Parents are watching their children's education crumble, while the woman running the school system collects an eye-popping paycheck.
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Fresno superintendent collects six figures as district cuts jobs and field trips
The ledger is straightforward, hon: Fresno Unified School District paid its superintendent a six-figure salary, as documented in the Post, while simultaneously cutting jobs and canceling field trips. The Labor Department forecasts rapid job decline across thirty fields, education among them. The superintendent's pay is a fixed cost; jobs and trips are variable. The reconciliation sits in the numbers: the gap between the teacher's layoff notice and the superintendent's direct deposit. The district's priorities tally out in the budget line. The parents notice the missing buses, the teachers notice the missing colleagues, and the board notices the superintendent's retention. The spreadsheet is precise, the field trip is canceled, the salary is paid. The gap is measurable, and it keeps showing up in columns like this. The administration is survived by its incentives, preceded in death by the school trip to the state capitol. In lieu of flowers, hon, ask for a copy of the budget at your next PTA meeting.
“That's how the education budget gets balanced lately: the top brass cashes in while teachers and kids lose their trips. You get the spreadsheet, they get the bonus.”
“Look, the superintendent’s compensation is competitive and reflects their responsibility. Job cuts are unfortunate, but necessary—wait, field trips too? I don’t recall mentioning that. Anyway, we’re committed to students, probably.”
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