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jackie: Exhorbitant expenditures have NEVER equated to better public schools. If that were the case, families would be flocking to beacons of assumed academic excellence such as Providence, Boston, Lawrence and Lynn, MA, and Bridgeport, Ct. In fact, there is a negative correlation between publc expenditures and measurable academic outcomes. Government-run schools have never, and will never improve as a function of taxpayer demand. One need look no further than a former US Sec. of Education's characterization of the education beaurocracy when he referred to it as "The Blob". You wish to "expect more" from a beaurocracy that just used you as a means to justify their end!! How much "more" should we expect from this bunch? While I am sympathetic to your laudable view of things as they should be, I am a realist and see things as they are, have always been, and are likely to remain. With the exception of high income communities, there are virtually no cities or towns in New England where local public schools are on a par with private schools. Keep in mimd, however, that Catholic schools spend significanlty LESS than their local public school counterparts for a far superior product. The ONLY way this changes is through competition, and that means vouchers. Can we agree? If not, I'll await the measurable outcomes of more well-intentioned committee assignments.

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