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  • You Can't Buy Your Way Out of a Bureaucracy (NYC Schools)

    12/02/2004 10:12:27 PM PST · by neverdem · 8 replies · 655+ views
    NY Times ^ | December 3, 2004 | PHILIP K. HOWARD
    GUEST OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR FIXING America's schools sometimes seems like one of the hardest tasks in the history of civilization. The core requirement - a good teacher in an orderly classroom - somehow seems beyond our grasp. This week, a court panel in New York made the latest attempt at a fix. The panel concluded that what's required in New York City for a "sound basic education" under state law is an extra $5.6 billion annually to be spent on students. It also said $9.2 billion in new classrooms, libraries and other facilities were necessary. All things being equal, more money...