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Maggie123' yor taxes are going up because of the city side of the ledger, not because of the schools. In 2008, the schools got $118.1 million from the city. In 2012 they got $118.6 million. In between those years they closed 4 schools, reduced staff, got a 20% healthcare copay, and privatized special bus service, further reducing staff. In 2008 the city budget was $60 million (I think a bit more). In 2012 it was $90 million. Your gripe should be with the Mayor, not the school dept. Between 2008-2012, just about every penny if those tax hikes (and i think there was one every year) that you're complaining about have gone to fund the city side of the budget, not the schools. Though you probably won't want to hear it, Warwick's schools are not top heavy with administrators. I'd invite you to do a comparison to similar sized districts to see for yourself.

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