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George, Thank you for bringing up the ALAP Program again. I think it was a great program and I (and many other families) fought to keep it. The decision was made to get rid of it to save money and in favor of more diversified learning in the classroom. Diversified learning hasn't happened and our schools are losing our brightest students to private schools because of the decision to get rid of this program. When they leave, the schools also lose the State funding that came with each student. The schools have gained a net of Zero Dollars by cutting the program and we our losing students at a staggering rate. We do not need increased funding to improve education (although an increase directly into the programs, not salaries, would help). We need improvements to technology, books, and curriculum to gain student enrollment. The city has put more of our tax dollars into sewers than into education. While I like to boast that we have some of the best excrement disposal units in the State, I would like to say we have the best schools in the State instead. We need to stop flushing our tax dollars down the drain and start building the city for our future.

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