abjd14 wrote:I work in a school only 10 miles from the best public high school in the country. They are one of the best because they pay their teachers more than any school in the country and all of the people that live in the district are wealthy and care about their community and schools. They consistently override the state budget tax cap and give anything the school needs, moneywise. Schools are successful if they get the resources they need. That is, good teachers and funding for all programs. You won't read about my school in the paper, but I believe it is just as good. The state owes our district around 76 million dollars over the past 5 years because they refuse to give us the money that is promised and budgeted for in the state budget.
Community support is important, but you're putting way too much emphasis on an unlimited resource pool.
Charter schools in Massachusetts are out pacing the public schools and they're doing it with less. My daughter's school was built to support the demand. The building was built on time for under $10MM and has room for 400 students.
Compare that to the $90MM Plus spent locally for a school of 800 to renovate.
Money is spent wisely.
Smaller class size, but fewer amenities.
Hell, they don't have a cafeteria or gym.
It's not a perfect fit for every student. We chose to keep our son in the public high school.
Point being, there is (or should be) a happy medium.
unfettered spending is a recipe for disaster.
unfettered spending is a recipe for disaster.
Yeah. It's worth repeating.
The success story you speak of is probably due more to how the money spent, rather than how much they have to spend.