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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here. I also want to point out that Cambridge has also historically spent a lot on programs that make it  the testing ground for a number of pioneering programs on school choice, integration, etc. This is not true of other "normal" school districts.

Its small size and its proximity to multiple universities/research institutions (not just Harvard/MIT but also schools like Lesley that specialize in education) drive this.[/quote]

All good reasons for raising the per pupil spending in APS - we are the opposite of innovative. 
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APS doesn't have the access to researchers, community support (sorry, but APS parents are not the same as typical CPS parents), and the small size for this. It is a waste of funds in the case of APS to try to do this.  APS can imitate and copy best practices from Cambridge at a lower cost per person, but it cannot and should not do the same thing with regard to being a testing ground where these practices are identified.[/quote]

Yes, I wasn’t saying to create a whole education incubator. We should increase spending though so we stop heading in the opposite direction. AKA cutting services and programs. Year after year we are paring down to bare basics.

So let’s increase per pupil spending and copy some of the successful programs/practices from more innovative systems. 
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