Ex-Philadelphia School Official Seeks Unemployment After $905,000 Buyout
A former Philadelphia school district superintendent who collected a $905,000 contract buyout from the city has reportedly filed for unemployment benefits.Here's the thing. It's not that she filed for unemployment. That's infuriating, certainly - she left because one of her pet projects saw its funding get cut amid much needed budget trimming. I'm not certain how she's even eligible for unemployment given that it sure sounds like she left willingly, but that's fodder for another rant. No, what torqued my WTF-meter up to 11 was this:
Arlene Ackerman was reportedly paid the hefty buyout by the school district with taxpayer funds after a plan to use $405,000 in private funds to pay her was cancelled amid public outrage.
Her weekly salary was $6,669 and her annual salary $346,000, according to records obtained by the station.ARE YOU FRELLING KIDDING ME???
She was there for three years - that means she was paid OVER A MILLION DAMN DOLLARS for her time as school superintendent. One. Million. Damn. Dollars. Think about that the next time some bleeding heart tells you we need to "invest in children" or some other nebulous bullshit feelgood pablum horsehockey. One million dollars to piss away on hats, all to oversee a school district that, by all accounts, could have been headed up by a drinking bird with similar results (that would be a $600+ million dollar deficit and massive layoffs)...
How do I get in on some of this action?
That is all.
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How do I get in on some of this action?
You need to sit through years and years of higher education to become an Educator. (An Educator is someone who creates Smart people, unlike a teacher who just teaches people.) Then you need to spend years working as a journeyman Educator to create a network of people who will provide professional references for you. Since nobody else really knows what an Educator does, the only way to get a high level Educator job is by having other high level Educators vouch for you.
It's kind of like being a Mason but the rituals make less sense. The pay is better though.
How do I get in on some of this action?
Easy. You just have to sell your soul.
Easy. You just have to sell your soul.
My thoughts exactly. Leave your conscience at the door, collect your monstrous salary, and take pride in all the young minds you're mistreating. With benefits, no less!
Did anyone notice that they is all dimocrats? Maybe the newspapers? Maybe the local radio / TV?
dimocrat/corrupticrat, corrupticrat/dimocrat. As they said in Korea when I was there for a long visit many years ago, 'samo-
samo.
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