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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Does Money Really Matter in Public Education?

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Does Money Really Matter in Public Education?:


Does Money Really Matter in Public Education?

That's the question.

I was talking with another education advocate recently and her take was that people (read: legislators) are tired of throwing money at public education and seeing the same results. And, that's why we need to support ed reform because legislators want to see something done differently in our schools.

Okay, I can understand not wanting schools and districts doing the same thing over and over and hoping for better results. However:

We don't fund full-day K.

We don't fund summer school for struggling students.

We don't fund