X-mas is a time for cuts

After weeks of crying wolf and nearly threatening to hold kids hostage if they didn't get their money, the LINC folks look as if they might compromise.

A renewed collaborative spirit was the theme at the hastily called meeting to resolve a controversy that was threatening their long-standing partnership. leaders with the district and the Local Investment Commission - known as LINC - pledged Monday to work together to satisfy the needs and concerns of families, whatever shape the programs take.

It might mean restoring LINC as the manager of some or all of 15 sites that were going to be transferred to district management.

It might mean that the district would dip into its financial reserves to bridge any funding gaps.

While personally, I'm in favor of slash and burn when it comes to most public school programs that seem to only do a good job warehousing students, I guess sometimes a compromise is necessary.

On the bright side, the time of season where underutilized KC Schools are soon to be shut down is soon at hand.

Fortunately, there is no room for compromise on the issue of school closings given the continued falling enrollment rate for the KC School District and the high cost of maintaining those old buildings. This change has been years in the making and parents, teachers, and middle management administrators must go along with it if they want the District to remain viable in any way . . . Which is a long shot given the fact that some believe the best way to fix public education in this country is to completely start over.