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^ Not for nothing, but Lexington will likely be building a new $175M+ HS in the lext 5-10 years.
Enough about MIT. A top University in the world that has more money than god and a need for world class labs is not comparable to a public high school. We all know you went to MIT - congrats on getting in 70 years ago.
Also I do not think that students learn better in a $300 million hs vs an older or cheaper building. The quality of learning at Lexington HS is basically the same as Newton North which is the same as AB which is the same as CC (or close enough). Some of those schools are brand new, some are older.
from Education week colmes a summary in the form of an interactive table & mapSpending ranges from $6,555 per pupil in Utah to $19,818 in New York. Source: US Census
The states that spend the most (and the least) on education, in one map
By Emma Brown June 2, 2015
U.S. states’ education spending averaged $10,700 per pupil in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but that average masked a wide variation, ranging from $6,555 per pupil in Utah to $19,818 in New York.
There’s an even larger range separating the lowest- and highest-spending of the nation’s largest 100 school districts: At the low end is Jordan, Utah, at $5,708 per student; at the high end is Boston, Mass., at $20,502.
New York B- (79.8)
Chance for Success: B- (80.8)
Early foundations: B (82.8)
School years: C+ (78.4)
Adult outcomes: B (82.9)
K-12 Achievement: C- (70.6)
Status: D (65.8)
Change: D (63.0)
Equity: A- (92.2)
School Finance: B+ (88.1)
Equity: B (83.3)
Spending: A (93.0)
Utah C- (72.2)
Chance for Success: B- (81.6)
Early foundations: A (93.1)
School years: C (76.0)
Adult outcomes: C+ (77.4)
K-12 Achievement: C (73.2)
Status: C- (71.0)
Change: D+ (67.6)
Equity: B+ (86.7)
School Finance: D- (61.9)
Equity: B (84.8)
Spending: F (38.9)
Minnesota B- (79.6)
Chance for Success: B+ (87.4)
Early foundations: A (95.5)
School years: B (82.8)
Adult outcomes: B (85.8)
K-12 Achievement: C (75.9)
Status: B (82.6)
Change: D+ (68.4)
Equity: C+ (77.2)
School Finance: C (75.5)
Equity: B+ (86.6)
Spending: D (64.3)
Massachusetts B+ (86.8)
Chance for Success: A- (92.3)
Early foundations: A (94.2)
School years: A (92.6)
Adult outcomes: B+ (89.1)
K-12 Achievement: B (85.2)
Status: A (94.8)
Change: C+ (77.9)
Equity: B- (81.1)
School Finance: B (83.0)
Equity: B- (82.0)
Spending: B (84.0)
In my HS, in a quite-well-off suburb of Hartford -
Edit: The plan WAS to turn it into a grocery store & gym, but none of that is happening. Everything below is null & void.
Plans from: http://www.somervillema.gov/sites/d...14_1015-240ELMPlansWithSupplementalSheets.pdf
Original Proposal: 240 Elm St - Crunch Fitness/Brothers Marketplace:
Renders:
Proposed Plans:
I don't get it! Is it a grocery store, a gym, along with a Dunkin? Was what was proposed not built? You did say it was a complicated story, I guess it continues.