tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post9202403484964464541..comments2024-03-28T14:37:17.081-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: More About SchoolsCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-69443999855887800862015-11-30T21:23:34.534-05:002015-11-30T21:23:34.534-05:00if we read the report entitled "new york'...if we read the report entitled "new york's failing schools" we learn that in the state of new york, the per pupil spending is 84 % higher than the average spent anywhere else in the US. we spend 19 k plus per student, and most places spend 10 k. <br /><br />the spending has not produced much for us in the HCSD. the system is broken, and there is no accountability. the salaries are very high, and the performance is rock bottom. it couldnt be much worse. <br /><br />the citizens of hudson have been asleep for years, just like the upstate character of old -- Mr Rip Van Winkle. until we all ask tough questions. the students in the city are going to be lost to indifference and an uncaring citizenry. <br /><br />is this really what we have come to be in america ? and what we want for the future ? j kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669649380477390089noreply@blogger.com