Educon "News" A Possibly Satirical Look at Education

From the Dallas Morning News:

The preliminary House budget plan underfunds public schools by about $5 billion a year — the difference between what the plan proposes and what school districts are supposed to receive under current law for such things as enrollment growth, teacher merit pay, technology improvements, pre-kindergarten grants and compensation for losses in local property values...
Moak, Casey and Associates, financial consultants for Dallas and several other large school districts, have estimated that the proposed House cuts could force a loss of 80,000 to 100,000 jobs in school districts across the state. In Dallas, the projected reduction was nearly $239 million under one scenario and $253 million under another.
The NEA report also looked at average teacher salaries, finding that Texas teachers rank 31st with an average salary of $48,261. That is nearly $7,000 less than the national average of $55,202 for the 2009-10 school year. A decade ago, Texas ranked 33rd in the comparison.

From Obama's State of the Union speech:
That responsibility begins not in our classrooms, but in our homes and communities. It's family that first instills the love of learning in a child. Only parents can make sure the TV is turned off and homework gets done. We need to teach our kids that it's not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair. (Applause.) We need to teach them that success is not a function of fame or PR, but of hard work and discipline. ..
Let's also remember that after parents, the biggest impact on a child's success comes from the man or woman at the front of the classroom. In South Korea, teachers are known as "nation builders." Here in America, it's time we treated the people who educate our children with the same level of respect. (Applause.) We want to reward good teachers and stop making excuses for bad ones. (Applause.) And over the next 10 years, with so many baby boomers retiring from our classrooms, we want to prepare 100,000 new teachers in the fields of science and technology and engineering and math. (Applause.)
In fact, to every young person listening tonight who's contemplating their career choice: If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child -- become a teacher. Your country needs you

Hmm...not on the same page!