Scarborough Sports Axed From School Budget
Via WMTW (January 13, 2010):
I definitely like the idea of less money being dished out from Augusta to fund local schools. Cities and towns can and should decide for themselves what sports and other “extracurricular” activities they value and wish to pay for. Students who are forced to do their own fundraising for these activities learn a valuable lesson that they would not otherwise get about the cost and benefit of their recreation. And hopefully, tight school budgets will be reworked to put the focus back on core educational areas of math, science and language skills.
Maine state budget cuts are trickling down to local school athletic programs.
The programs’ booster club members brainstormed options Tuesday night in an effort to save the programs, but it appears the fate for some teams doesn’t look good.
Cuts to coach’s stipends and expenses means a number of Scarborough sports teams will not be playing this spring.