Budget Cuts In Education Gifts

How was your summer, Miss Tully? Lousy. The budget stinks so they're cutting bus routes. I might lose my job! Oh, no. That's terrible. I might have to walk to school.

'According to the budget, we'll have to count on body heat to keep the offices warm.'

'Budget cuts have forced us to drop our day-care program. I've contacted your mother to come and pick you up.'

"So kids, you got work from your teachers right?"

"Sorry, new style pain killer. It's the cut-backs I'm afraid."

'I'm afraid there's been a 23% cut in the 'empathy and compassion' budget so you'll have to tell him to sod off now!'

'...and help my parents to pick the right mutual funds in my portfolio for my education...'

'M.O.D. find budget replacement for the Fleet Air arm.'

'The legislation HR2109 would increase state aid to education. Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for you.'

"You pay taxes to send me to school? Hey, that's where you can save money."

'Due to budget cutbacks, we need to get by with less.'

"There have been a few cutbacks in the anesthesiology department."

I would like to start a regualr investment program that will help pay my daughter's college textbooks

"This is your social worker Mrs Bigworth, she's brought your care package."

"We need to be extra careful about expenditure...and I thought we could save a but by having the Xmas, New Year and redundancy parties at the same time!"

'Sorry kids, we've had to introduce parenting fees.'

'Here's your 'Christmas Festive Fayre' menu...everything is off except the beans.'

"Nobody likes closing libraries but with all the cuts we don't have any choice!"

"It's a large gift - a very large gift. So the question is: do we rename ourselves 'Aunt Tilly's Frozen Fish University'?"

"Budget cuts...turns out you were the only one around here who ever did anything."

'My net worth? Do you mean after taxes? Or after I pay for your education?'

They're slashing the school budget. Our bus route's on the chopping block! Text the governor and demand funding. Tap. Text. Tweet. Tap. Twitter. The governor is responding. Kids spend too much time online. Walking will be good for them! The revolution is postponed.

'I lead your parents at work, and I want to share their grades.'

"It's the only way we could find funding for the school's football program."

It's parents' night. They're discussing the college admissions process. Isn't it early for that? Are you kidding? They'll explain how to pay for 50-grand-a-year tuitions. In that case � It's already way too late.

"I know I told you monsters weren't real, son, but the one under your bed happens to be very real."

"If they're not cutting back on teachers, how come we now have a three-hour lunch period?"

School Budgets Suffer During Great Recession

"Being a teacher, I'm very athletic. I'm a political football, a punching bag, and I jump hurdles."

'Call me when you get some current stuff.'

"I'm sure you would bring many things the school. Pupil funding being the most important."

"If you ask me, school funding should skip the middleman and just pay me to study harder!"

"How's the home schooling going?"

Smelly Sneaker.

'Now that you're history, I'll be sure to look for you on our final exam,'