tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post361289586531613152..comments2023-10-10T06:51:06.526-04:00Comments on Ryan's Take: Education Funding in Dire StraightsRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-3804712221530699422007-05-15T15:51:00.000-04:002007-05-15T15:51:00.000-04:00No, we don't need more auditors, just keep the boo...No, we don't need more auditors, just keep the books open. If they're open and transparent, people will catch the fraud and waste. <BR/><BR/>In the meanwhile, I can promise you that there isn't any significant waste going on in Dartmouth and Saugus, but both are facing massive cuts in core programs - and Saugus is talking about shutting down its middle school and putting them all in the high school... that will have a significant impact on how much people learn and maintain while in school - and how hard they'll try out of school.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-33999328030166558762007-05-15T08:56:00.000-04:002007-05-15T08:56:00.000-04:00I only mentioned one example each, from two differ...I only mentioned one example each, from two different school districts. With reimbursement from one of the uncovered frauds, the participating school districts were able to reduce their costs annually by 2690.00 per day / per student for the next three years.<BR/> Maybe we just need more auditors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-73131020193970865242007-05-15T06:58:00.000-04:002007-05-15T06:58:00.000-04:00Huh?So, there was one example of impropriety, so t...Huh?<BR/><BR/>So, there was one example of impropriety, so therefore all school committees are doing bad things with their money? That makes no sense. <BR/><BR/>Are you reading these stories I'm linking? Do you want public education to be destroyed? Do you get the consequences that will happen if that's the case? America doesn't exist without its public education system, pure and simple. We become a third world country within 20-30 years, with a super rich, educated class... and 250 million poverty stricken, uneducated people.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-39759374766796526122007-05-15T05:21:00.000-04:002007-05-15T05:21:00.000-04:00Clive MacFarlane wrote an interesting article abou...Clive MacFarlane wrote an interesting article about school funding. Highlight- a special education collaborative school leased a building for over 500,000 dollars. The same building the owner (who also happens to be the founder of the school) paid 122,000 to own and maintain in Chicopee. The owner of the school agreed to repay over 900,000. In Lowell the Riverside school, another special needs school that is paid for by the taxpayers bought Red Sox season tickets. The state auditor caught them, when asked the owners also said the Dept. of Education who also reviews their books every year "never had a problem with them". Maybe we need to make these people accoutable for the money we give them now, not raise taxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com