Letter to the Editor: There's a Need For Clarity In School Information
Wenham resident David Reid gives his analysis of the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District budget.
To the Editor: I’m always chagrined by the rhetoric that comes out every budget season without facts to back up the words. After hearing comments made at a recent School Committee meeting about the schools always getting cut and the towns always getting what they want, I decided to look at the facts for myself. Note that these facts are not hard to find – they come from the annual town warrants, and from the DESE website that publishes the information our schools report every year, so no committee member – or resident – should be hard pressed to look up the facts before they make comments. But before I get to the facts, I’ve decided to preface my comments with a little bit of “full disclosure” so my intent won’t be “spun” and the message …
Trudy
11:19 pm on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Unfortunately making the correlation that the top 20% of "spenders" are going to be the top 20% of "schools" is not correct, as if you look into the actual numbers, many towns who spend more than we do are not doing as well in performance, and many schools who spend far less are doing better than we are. So it is not really about how much you spend - it's about how well you spend it. The real … more ›