[Vision2020] MSD financial condition

[Debbie Gray]

Dale,

Aren't you assuming that at some time in the past there was an optimal
teacher-student ratio, an optimal funding level, optimal everything that
we have now moved away from? Just because there is an increase in
teachers, budget $$, etc, does not mean that it was already at some
'ideal' operational level.

Debbie

On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Dale Courtney wrote:

> A couple comments:
>
> *	State funding for education has not, not, not been drastically cut.
> That's a lie that someone has been feeding you. State Funding has increased
> every year since 1989, and is now at 170% of the 1989 funding level.
>
> *	However, our student enrollment at MSD has been on a sharp decline
> (390 students; 13% in 5 years). State funding is linked to the number of
> students (duh!).
>
> *	Why has the cost of education significantly in creased over the last
> 10 years? Was it to increase our test scores? The test scores have decreased
> every year for the last 13 years. In fact, it's down 7 percent.
>

Debbie

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