By: Las Vegas Now Staff
Governor Gibbons came to Las Vegas Monday to talk education. Little has changed with his proposed plan to cut some $500 million from the state budget, but people at one local school are trying to change his mind.
It isn't easy to personalize budget cuts, but one elementary school namesake hopes $500 million in cuts can melt under milk money smiles from students.
The pleas are the same in every corner of the state, but according to Steve Schorr, the Cox Communications executive, schools in Nevada need more than lip service — they need emotional face time with the man who can make a difference.
“We'll be back on track when we get this economy recovered,” said Governor Jim Gibbons.
Governor Gibbons toured the school named after Schorr Monday and did something more. “I wanted to come and keep my promise to him,” said the governor.
Gibbons promised Schorr he would visit the school, but Schorr hopes the other promise — of education first — becomes reality.
“It's not just the reality of the dollars and cents. It's holding to a promise, and once that money comes back, do what you said you were going to do,” said Schorr.
“Maybe some of the new ideas, new programs that were proposed in the legislative session won't be realized this term,” said Gibbons.
Ken Wronski is the principal of Schorr Elementary. “I think full day kindergarten lets them go in deep into the curriculum.”
Is not so simple to cut. Schorr agrees — and hopes the visit, however brief, makes a difference for all the students.
“But when you see it first hand, and you see the eyes of a child, and you see the difference between half day and full day kindergarten — tough to deny,” said Schorr.
Governor Gibbons believes the cuts will stay the same but December sales tax figures are not in yet. Those holiday shopping numbers are expected to come in by the end of the month, and they could effect the amount of money that governor wants to cut.
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