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To: gerard mangiardi who wrote (691308)	7/11/2005 9:18:05 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Respond to of 769670

I was fortunate to attend the Minneapolis public schools, while in the elementary grades, during World War 2. At that time, the Minneapolis schools were among the best in the nation. I think the Minnesota schools are still way up there.

To: gerard mangiardi who wrote (691308)	7/11/2005 9:34:05 AM
From: Sedohr Nod	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Your son summed up the educational system in Colorado in one graduation visit? Pretty talented young man, maybe he should replace the CIA. More money is always the easy answer given to improve our schools. I watch per pupil expenditures and test scores in my region fairly closely and fail to see a direct relationship. Our school district normally ranks at the bottom in results while outspending other schools in the county by 60% or more. Show me a teacher that would claim to do a better job if paid more and I'll show you one that should be fired.

To: gerard mangiardi who wrote (691308)	7/11/2005 9:34:07 AM
From: Sedohr Nod	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Your son summed up the educational system in Colorado in one graduation visit? Pretty talented young man, maybe he should replace the CIA. More money is always the easy answer given to improve our schools. I watch per pupil expenditures and test scores in my region fairly closely and fail to see a direct relationship. Our school district normally ranks at the bottom in results while outspending other schools in the county by 60% or more. Show me a teacher that would claim to do a better job if paid more and I'll show you one that should be fired.

To: gerard mangiardi who wrote (691308)	7/12/2005 1:11:19 AM
From: Nikole Wollerstein	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

"those states are willing to spend money on their schools" I seen in WSJ but do not have reference that there is no correlation in public school system between amount of $$ spend and performance. But in this case it is you who should provide support for the statement that more $$ spend for the state school system - better performance. In CA they spend top $$ and are on the 48 place. But I actually have been weaning about sorry state of school education in USA in general.