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Supe:
Add this into the mix: Throwing more money at a problem without determining the root cause of the problem is folly.
Ask why charter schools and some private schools, with much lower per capita expenditures, have higher GPS and graduation rates.
Of course, the "public school system" must provide opportunities for the learning disabled and other disadvantaged groups, but even when these are taken out of the mix, one fact emerges: Kids attend charter and private schools because, in the main, the parents of these kids are most likely to be involved in the education process. My kids went, at my expense, to a private school. When they went off to college, they were amazed to find that the first year was quite easy since most of the subject matter had been covered in highschool!!
The key is not how much money is spent per student, but how effectively this money is spent.
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Bob S. former owner of a 1984 silver 944
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