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Ivan, On one hand I concur but on the other I would challenge a couple of conclusions. First, a first rate building and facilities does not a great school make. Lawrence (MA) High School is a 4 year old, $110M state of the art high school with such dismal outcomes (e.g. achievement test results, dropout rate, pregnancy rate) that the state has taken over the school. On the other hand, any number of Catholic schools in the country have waiting lists for admission despite horrendous physical conditions. Power Memorial in NYC was, quite literally, crumbling to the ground as students clamored for admission. Conclusion: It's not the money. Rather, as Dr. James Coleman has concluded, "school culture". At the same time, you wonder why a system with a budget approaching $200M can not seem to get it's physical house in order.

And I'm guessing that adding, say, 10% to the school budget would not have deterred one of tomorrow's leaders from claiming your property as his own.

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