65 Percent Solution
An editorial in the Hillsboro Argus last Thursday (65 Percent Solution) uses some interesting statistics to continue the myth that schools are wasteful places...According to the article, Oregon spends 58.8% of its funding "in the classroom", which the columnist thinks is too low. Evil bureaucrats waste the remaining 41.2% on school busing, principal salaries and facility maintenance.
Statistics can be conveniently used to prove nearly every position. But the reality is the money we spend on items that impact the kids education directly (and that includes anything from school buses to toilet paper) is closer to 88% in our district.
I just hope that the district starts doing a better job at communicating the reality of the district budget this year. And I hope that the Argus starts to look at some good ideas coming from both sides of the isle, not just from those that seem to be interested in having public education fail.
posted by Unknown @ 10:09 AM
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