I came across a story in the Union Leader on the budget issue in Manchester. It is called "Chicken Littles: A School District out of Ideas" and there is quite an online debate taking place. This article says:

Acting Superintendent Henry Aliberti and the teachers union have screamed that the sky is falling ever since Guinta proposed trimming about $7 million from the school budget. They have said that teachers will see massive layoffs and all sports and arts programs will be eliminated. But this is nothing new.

Former Superintendent Mike Ludwell would regularly threaten large-scale layoffs and the loss of extracurricular programs if he didn't get the budget he wanted. In 2006, despite getting $2.5 million less than he'd requested, Ludwell somehow managed to avoid eliminating sports programs and firing teachers.

It appears from the comments made that people think the Manchester public schools are underfunded and there should be an increase in the budget. The ignore the fact that the school population has dropped by over 1,500 students in the past couple of years but the budget has continued to climb. Money is not always the answer.

I have to admit I have given my input to this issue but it is clear many people are in support of the School District and ignore the facts associated with the decision to cut the budget. I encourage you to take a look over there and add your 2 cents worth.

Who knows, enough people putting their 2 cents in can make up for the $7 million cut.