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bodhipooh t1_iut4iwi wrote

PS16 zone parent here... I am definitely NOT voting for the Education Matters slate. We need to vote all the union lackeys out of the BOE so we can get some much needed fiscal restraint and accountability. Also, you seem to be under the mistaken idea that current PS spending is less than private school. That is most certainly not the case. The BOE is spending ~33K per student. That's an outrageous amount of money, and far more than any other private school in town.

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TomGNYC t1_iuu13pb wrote

The private school cost per student comparison is specious. You can't compare them one for one. Private schools aren't forced to serve special education students which is where the bulk of the per student costs go along with the lawsuits when accommodations are not met.

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R_At1antis OP t1_iut504w wrote

Thanks - good thoughts. Also, to clarify my point above, I’m saying my school tax levy is less than private school tuition for two children.

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bodhipooh t1_iuth6g2 wrote

This is quite literally the mentality that got us to this situation. As long as others were footing the bill, and the impact of ridiculous spending was not noticed (or, perhaps more accurately, ignored) by residents, the BOE kept pushing the boundaries of their budgets.

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R_At1antis OP t1_iutkbvk wrote

Look I certainly understand the frustration - I am simply pessimistic about the likelihood of fixing an urban school district in the US over the course of the five years my children are likely to attend elementary school here.

PS16 is probably one of the best zoned urban elementary schools in the entire country, and certainly the state of NJ - I am sufficiently impressed the BoE has not ruined it, I’m not looking for miracles.

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