I think they should offer families tax cuts if they volunteer in schools. For every 20 hours a person volunteers in a school a % off the state taxes. If you volunteer in a low income area school that is below level you get a bit higher % off of your taxes.
This would free up how many government jobs as teachers aids, kitchen help, recess duty, IMC helpers exc. You could even extend it to grounds and office help.
We pay far too much money for the various aids and helpers and a very high retirement with PERS that could all be done by people as volunteers who do it for the love of volunteering and get help with tax cuts.
And teachers who I work with every day and respect very much should learn that they are no better than those in the private sector, if the private sector is getting pay cuts, hours cut we should not be asking for pay raises.
HEY!! Voters!! THINK!
Average pay of Government Employee = $ 71,000+ a year
Average pay in Private Sector = $ 42,000 a year
Now see where your tax dollars go? Government Produces nothing , Government only TAKES!!