For the 18-19 school year to the 22-23 school year (latest I could see information for) the overall population decreased 8.7% and the SPED population increased 7.6%. Overall in Mass, student population is down 4.2% and SPEd population is up by 4.8%. So I still don’t see why Boston’s costs are increasing RELATIVE to other districts.
Just using the growth rate differential, you don't see why that would happen? If Boston has a faster growing population of more expensive to educate students, Boston is going to have a larger growth in per student costs. It's just math.
But also a faster decreasing percentage of students overall, so no, I don’t. You take one statistic and make that the sole reason for cost increases. You’re ignoring excessive bus routes, excess half used buildings they won’t shut, excessive administrators and overhead etc.
Finally California stepping up and allowing the illegal immigrants to purchase housing with taxpayers money. Our great leaders at work.
I think this solves the cost of living crisis and American homelessness going on in the country.
I thought you were talking about per student costs, were you not?
This is good news for Boston. At current residents per unit rates, that will be enough to house 18,000 people which is probably enough to keep up with demand, maybe even lighten the pressure a bit. For the US as a whole, though, it's bad news. That's enough new housing for about 0.4% of the population. Last year, growth was over 0.5%, so I don't think 500,000 units per year is adequate.
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I don't know where they got Los Angeles numbers but they are likely wrong. California Gov website reported that 20k new housing units are expected to be built in Los Angeles proper alone in 2024. Of which, 13k are MDUs (5+ units)
That's good to hear, but now makes me question the rest of the listI don't know where they got Los Angeles numbers but they are likely wrong. California Gov website reported that 20k new housing units are expected to be built in Los Angeles proper alone in 2024. Of which, 13k are MDUs (5+ units)
LA County as a whole is adding 32k housing units, of which 17k are MDUs
Given LA's sprawls, they probably have a higher proportion of new housing units built that are NOT apartments or MDUs so this paints a somewhat limited perspective.
