Kind of a shame we have such greedy teachers in this district. Teachers who don't care about the community or even their peers...WAIT!

Oh, that's right. nearly half of them live in other districts and pay lower taxes, so they're keeping even more of Highland Taxpayer's Money!


Greedy bastards!


School superintendent gives up $800k in pay

Source: Yahoo/AP

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Some people give back to their community. Then there's Fresno County
School Superintendent Larry Powell, who's really giving back. As in $800,000 — what would
have been his compensation for the next three years.

Until his term expires in 2015, Powell will run 325 schools and 35 school districts with
195,000 students, all for less than a starting California teacher earns.

"How much do we need to keep accumulating?" asks Powell, 63. "There's no reason for me to
keep stockpiling money."

Powell's generosity is more than just a gesture in a region with some of the nation's
highest rates of unemployment. As he prepares for retirement, he wants to ensure that his
pet projects survive California budget cuts. And the man who started his career as a high
school civics teacher, who has made anti-bullying his mission, hopes his act of generosity
will help restore faith in the government he once taught students to respect.