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The city spends more-per-student, in some cases much more than any surrounding community. In exchange, academic competency levels are deplorable. Deplorable! However, it would appear (predictably) that none of that is a topic for debate, discussion, or even mention amongst candidates for school committee. While candidates sing Kumbaya ("Life is a conversation." Good grief!) we spend more and more money in exchange for less and less competency. Until some semblance of genuine accountability is introduced to this collection of navel-gazers, these "small bridges" of which Ms. Medeiros speaks will continue to be built on broad sand hills of illiteracy.

Tollgate Math proficiency: 21.9%

Pilgrim Math proficiency: 12.7%

And the response from those seeking leadership: "Life is a conversation." Kumbaya.