Press Release

Cardinale: Tell the Other Side of Abbott Funding

August 29, 2006 - 7:28pm
Tags: Union City (Oklahoma), Gerald Cardinale, Joint Legislative Committee on Public School Funding Reform, Union City School Board,
Release Date: Aug 29 2006

Senator Gerald Cardinale, (R-39), a member of the Joint Legislative Committee on Public School Funding Reform issued the following statement in response to a presentation today by the Superintendent of the Union City School District.

I applaud the success of certain aspects of the Union City School System, but there’s another side. There are many who contend that Abbott money has created a cesspool of corruption in Union City schools.

Many employees are hired because of their political connections to the governing authority of Union City. The Union City School Board is composed almost entirely of mayoral appointees who hold additional political positions in government and are subject to the influence of the political majority. They have 300 lunch room aides, and only months ago a newly elected Union City Commissioner was hired by the school system in a $75,000 position created specifically for him. This position had previously not existed.

It’s unfortunate that at today’s hearing the committee chairs would not allow me to continue my line of questioning that would have exposed the other side of Abbott funding.

Comments

Abbott school districts are graveypots. Politicians who have li

posted by Marion Morrison

Abbott school districts are graveypots.

Politicians who have little to no regard for the education of children are appointing political hacks to positions at the expense of taxpayers and children.

We need to put a state cap on school's spending at about $8,000 per child.

This will prevent all school districts, especially Abbott districts, from creating jobs, over paying for supplies etc.

Most politicians will not support this concept because they are guilty of doling out high-paying jobs to political hacks and awarding contracts to venders at inflated prices.

08/30/06 11:47 am

From Joe Doria's response, it looks as though he's trying to sav

posted by DinoPCrocetti

From Joe Doria's response, it looks as though he's trying to save face after biting the Hudson County hand that feeds him after siding with Joe Roberts during the budget crisis.

Too little too late Joe.

08/30/06 2:44 pm

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