God knows it's a crime

To every student I met this year whose school did not have a theater. To every teacher I met this year who is now working two jobs this summer. To every student assistance counselor I met with a case load of over 800 kids. To every custodian who helped me set up at 6am and was tired from working overtime the night before. To every principal who had to fire teachers because of budget cuts. I want you all to know that I think of you often. I think of you tonight. I know we are a wealthy nation. The money is there. The truth is YOU are not getting it. Its being spent elsewhere. Read below to see where your raise, your bonus, your paycheck, your new history books, your new sound system, your tax money, and your students future is going. "A Halliburton Co. unit will build a new $30 million detention facility and security fence at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the United States is holding about 520 foreign terrorism suspects...It is part of a larger contract that could be worth up to $500 million if all options are exercised, the Defense Department said." Read the entire Reuters story for yourself