(Stephanie Yuhl and Colleen Fahy did a great job in laying out the case for the increase in city-side funding for education in yesterday's As I See It in the Telegram and Gazette. Unfortunately, the T&G has yet to post it online. I'll link to it when it comes up; in the meantime, here's a taste.)
Maybe congratulations aren't in order just yet
...Because every City Councilor is quick to declare their support for Worcester's public schools, it is time for them to make good on those promises and turn the tide. At the very minimum, the new city budget should allocate 2 percent above the minimum required by law to the public school budget...Spending more than required isn't just the province of weathly communities like Cambridge or Weston. Similar cities to Worcester like Fall River, Lynn, New Bedford, and Brockton all spend a greater percentage above minimum than we do: an average 3.9 percent over the minimum, compared to Worcester's 0.3 percent.
...as a city, a reckoning is due. For too long, we have allowed fiscal choices to be made over the past six years that have damaged our public education system.
...public school quality matters for us all.
There's more great stuff...again, I'll link up to it when it's online.
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