Philadelphia School Lay-offs Uncalled For!

In the midst of thousands of school lay-offs, and now threats of schools in Philly not even opening in September, why won;'t the media conglomerate that owns the two major newspapers print this letter below?
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Dear Editor: 

 Regarding the article called, “More than 3,700 school employees are being laid off” by Martha Woodall, posted 6/8/13, I feel that these type of "fiscal" matters are the result of the manner in which educational institutions are not only structured in relation to the communities that they serve, but, also, the structure of the employment and how it is regulated, much less why, what for, and how the children learn. 

This is horrendous! 

 Why was the information in this article put out in such an abstract manner? I mean, one would think that the writer would talk about the entire budget of the city and where cuts are going. Apparently, something is happening to the economy of both the city and state, and is being reflected in the services to people. 

 I remember my now deceased, dear friend Michael Todd Pearlman, a computer science teacher at the Masterman School, fighting vigorously, throughout the Nineties, while, simultaneously, fighting against bone marrow cancer - and still teaching. As well, Mike was actively involved in the PFT, trying to get smaller class sizes, in the already over-crowded Philly schoolrooms, as part of the PFT’s main focus. Unfortunately, he passed in late-2001. 

Yet, had the class size move been successful, the notion of “attendance” stats being an excuse to close schools and lay-off workers would be a moot point. Moreover, to SRC, I must ask: Why are we even going on a year-to-year basis with the economics of schooling? Let’s face it. If the city's children are important to us, then why are they not enough of a priority that there is, at least, a 5- years plan in place, with money protected in a way that is commensurate with the importance of children and their education? 

I guess that this is part of the Some Children Left Behind Act. Eh?

 G. Djata Bumpus
http://articles.philly.com/2013-06-09/news/39836011_1_teacher-layoffs-city-schools-jerry-jordan