The last time I looked at the numbers for running our school district the situation looked stretched mighty thin.  I sympathize with teachers that they live in a high cost of living area but are being paid rural wages.  Where is the money going to come from and what are we going to lose to pay higher wages?  My understanding is we are capped from raising the money locally.  It is sad to see the children and the support staff caught in the crossfire, does the union provide strike pay to the classroom aids during a strike?  I hope that compromise can be found quickly.  I voted yes for raising every school levy in my lifetime as a voter and I plan to keep voting yes.  Let's hope we can resolve this as quickly as possible for all the families affected.  And let's hope we can get support for as much money as we are allowed to raise by levy.