There are 163 school systems in Massachusetts that received more state aid in the 2002-03 school year, the last year of the Jane Swift administration, then they are receiving today. The Romney-Healey administration prevailed over the biggest disinvestment in public education in the nation. Here are the numbers compiled from spreadsheets posted by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
By the way, Beverly (home to the $1.2 million Sean Healey tax break) is tenth on the list with a $1,021,552 state aid deficit.
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You should send this over to tha Patrick camp. Nothing like hard numbers to prove your point.
Isn’t BMG, the authoritative blog of Massachusetts politics, the fastest way to get important data into the hands of the Patrick campaign?
Wasn’t that the year of the Finneran/Birmingham budget stalemate, where Birmingham held out for a higher number for school aid? There were photos of the Speaker and the Senate Pres. sitting out on the balcony outside one of their offices to accommodate smoking (banned inside the statehouse) while they contemplated their differences.
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The budget was late, and many voters forgot about the good $$ for schools and remembered only that the budget was late.
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I don’t remember whether Swift tried a veto, or if she was just happy to have a budget to sign at the point that the number was finalized.
Shack – you’re on the right track. Because of 4 months of continuing resolutions, raises and other scheduled additional costs were delayed, creating an artifical bump in revenue. That’s why there were a bunch of bond bills that same year.
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THE CRAPPY BIRMINGHAM FORMULA distributes school aid, subject to how much ‘extra’ legislators put in – like Murray did this year for regional schools.
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Somebody had better buy Deval a texbook explaining the three branches of government quick!
I went to MA public schools, graduating in 1980 before the advent of personal computers, but if you pull those numbers from that weblink into an excel spreadsheet, you will find:
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163 School Districts got less funding
191 School Districts got more funding
the 2002-2003 funding was $3,258,369,117
the 2006-2007 funding was $3,503,710,642
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which means that there was $245,341,525 more in funding.
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Granted these figures are not adjusted for inflation. This data doesn’t undercut the argument that public education needs more funding, but it is hardly an indictment of the Romney-Healey administration. Or maybe we could argue that Healey is responsible for the decreases and the Legislature approved the increases ;-).
It’s nice to say that more aid got into the pot this year, but this is small comfort to places like:
SOMERVILLE -$4,307,647
PLYMOUTH -$1,833,421
QUINCY -$1,784,570
MEDFORD -$1,762,276
WACHUSETT -$1,428,470
AMESBURY -$1,394,942
MOHAWK TRAIL -$1,310,496
NORTHAMPTON -$1,146,711
GATEWAY -$1,140,635
BEVERLY -$1,021,552
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and reason why Muffy spends her time visiting charter schools, where funding is up over 40%.
Factor in the decreases in transportation funding and the increases in fuel to focus the picture on the deficit going to direct education services. Our community has had significant increased funding with increased enrollment yet there are losses in positions, courses and support personnel. Fees, fees and more fees. Bus, sports, parking.
I added a percentage calculation and sorted from smallest (most negative) to largest (most postive) change.
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Copy the text below, paste into a text file, then change the name of the text file from “.txt” to “.csv” and you will be able to open the .csv file in excel.
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Town,School year 2002-03,School year 2006-07 ,DIFFERENCE,% Change
MILLVILLE ,”$47,510 “,”$7,636 “,”($39,874)”,-84%
SPENCER ,”$219,706 “,”$41,437 “,”($178,269)”,-81%
PLAINFIELD ,”$53,679 “,”$30,740 “,”($22,939)”,-43%
ASHFIELD ,”$120,726 “,”$71,328 “,”($49,398)”,-41%
CHESTERFIELD ,”$143,523 “,”$87,945 “,”($55,578)”,-39%
DALTON ,”$286,814 “,”$177,549 “,”($109,265)”,-38%
BRIDGEWATER ,”$140,512 “,”$91,714 “,”($48,798)”,-35%
WINDSOR ,”$41,640 “,”$30,997 “,”($10,643)”,-26%
BLACKSTONE ,”$147,096 “,”$115,035 “,”($32,061)”,-22%
GOSHEN ,”$89,121 “,”$72,297 “,”($16,824)”,-19%
HAWLEMONT ,”$758,481 “,”$620,085 “,”($138,396)”,-18%
CONWAY ,”$696,229 “,”$569,433 “,”($126,796)”,-18%
MOHAWK TRAIL ,”$7,345,280 “,”$6,034,784 “,”($1,310,496)”,-18%
BROOKFIELD ,”$1,635,198 “,”$1,345,037 “,”($290,161)”,-18%
SOMERVILLE ,”$24,302,486 “,”$19,994,839 “,”($4,307,647)”,-18%
MOUNT GREYLOCK ,”$2,044,500 “,”$1,699,377 “,”($345,123)”,-17%
HULL ,”$4,516,679 “,”$3,756,143 “,”($760,536)”,-17%
HINSDALE ,”$96,654 “,”$80,464 “,”($16,190)”,-17%
GATEWAY ,”$6,957,660 “,”$5,817,025 “,”($1,140,635)”,-16%
BERKSHIRE HILLS ,”$3,268,521 “,”$2,737,903 “,”($530,618)”,-16%
BERLIN ,”$617,571 “,”$518,928 “,”($98,643)”,-16%
UPISLAND ,”$958,843 “,”$806,324 “,”($152,519)”,-16%
WALES ,”$741,058 “,”$623,689 “,”($117,369)”,-16%
WILLIAMSTOWN ,”$1,101,138 “,”$927,943 “,”($173,195)”,-16%
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE ,”$2,109,780 “,”$1,779,274 “,”($330,506)”,-16%
NAUSET ,”$3,903,029 “,”$3,298,923 “,”($604,106)”,-15%
PLYMPTON ,”$597,760 “,”$506,035 “,”($91,725)”,-15%
NASHOBA VALLEY ,”$2,386,144 “,”$2,023,465 “,”($362,679)”,-15%
BOXFORD ,”$1,808,196 “,”$1,536,107 “,”($272,089)”,-15%
BREWSTER ,”$1,026,159 “,”$872,877 “,”($153,282)”,-15%
PROVINCETOWN ,”$309,126 “,”$263,551 “,”($45,575)”,-15%
NEW SALEM WENDELL ,”$744,144 “,”$635,233 “,”($108,911)”,-15%
LENOX ,”$1,342,091 “,”$1,149,223 “,”($192,868)”,-14%
MELROSE ,”$6,265,487 “,”$5,380,591 “,”($884,896)”,-14%
MEDFORD ,”$12,495,563 “,”$10,733,287 “,”($1,762,276)”,-14%
RUTLAND ,”$11,119 “,”$9,555 “,”($1,564)”,-14%
AMESBURY ,”$9,978,669 “,”$8,583,727 “,”($1,394,942)”,-14%
MASHPEE ,”$4,816,289 “,”$4,145,104 “,”($671,185)”,-14%
HOLLISTON ,”$7,251,411 “,”$6,258,872 “,”($992,539)”,-14%
FARMINGTON RIVER ,”$451,007 “,”$389,406 “,”($61,601)”,-14%
RICHMOND ,”$386,119 “,”$333,845 “,”($52,274)”,-14%
AYER ,”$4,486,205 “,”$3,883,672 “,”($602,533)”,-13%
BEVERLY ,”$7,634,024 “,”$6,612,472 “,”($1,021,552)”,-13%
GLOUCESTER ,”$6,554,127 “,”$5,678,696 “,”($875,431)”,-13%
BECKET ,”$91,305 “,”$79,274 “,”($12,031)”,-13%
ROCKPORT ,”$1,427,901 “,”$1,244,121 “,”($183,780)”,-13%
NORTHAMPTON ,”$8,947,804 “,”$7,801,093 “,”($1,146,711)”,-13%
MINUTEMAN ,”$2,565,688 “,”$2,248,003 “,”($317,685)”,-12%
DENNIS YARMOUTH ,”$7,424,130 “,”$6,521,044 “,”($903,086)”,-12%
FALMOUTH ,”$5,288,882 “,”$4,646,659 “,”($642,223)”,-12%
CAPE COD ,”$2,220,714 “,”$1,951,441 “,”($269,273)”,-12%
LEVERETT ,”$271,789 “,”$239,065 “,”($32,724)”,-12%
QUINCY ,”$15,165,279 “,”$13,380,709 “,”($1,784,570)”,-12%
SWANSEA ,”$4,966,726 “,”$4,383,583 “,”($583,143)”,-12%
TYRINGHAM ,”$36,592 “,”$32,324 “,”($4,268)”,-12%
ORLEANS ,”$267,953 “,”$236,862 “,”($31,091)”,-12%
BERLIN BOYLSTON ,”$962,915 “,”$851,501 “,”($111,414)”,-12%
MATTAPOISETT ,”$562,247 “,”$497,698 “,”($64,549)”,-11%
NEWBURYPORT ,”$3,492,275 “,”$3,094,664 “,”($397,611)”,-11%
WEST BRIDGEWATER ,”$1,962,857 “,”$1,739,647 “,”($223,210)”,-11%
DANVERS ,”$4,462,515 “,”$3,957,823 “,”($504,692)”,-11%
NORTHBOROUGH ,”$3,113,893 “,”$2,763,949 “,”($349,944)”,-11%
SOUTH MIDDLESEX ,”$2,664,555 “,”$2,366,025 “,”($298,530)”,-11%
MAYNARD ,”$2,682,260 “,”$2,382,686 “,”($299,574)”,-11%
BOYLSTON ,”$477,114 “,”$424,025 “,”($53,089)”,-11%
BARNSTABLE ,”$7,631,735 “,”$6,788,862 “,”($842,873)”,-11%
OAK BLUFFS ,”$634,246 “,”$567,385 “,”($66,861)”,-11%
DOVER SHERBORN ,”$1,423,318 “,”$1,273,362 “,”($149,956)”,-11%
ASSABET VALLEY ,”$3,051,938 “,”$2,733,990 “,”($317,948)”,-10%
WAKEFIELD ,”$4,869,150 “,”$4,365,403 “,”($503,747)”,-10%
NORTH SHORE ,”$1,758,805 “,”$1,577,696 “,”($181,109)”,-10%
NAHANT ,”$455,800 “,”$408,985 “,”($46,815)”,-10%
EASTHAM ,”$302,567 “,”$271,645 “,”($30,922)”,-10%
WHITTIER ,”$5,600,250 “,”$5,032,319 “,”($567,931)”,-10%
HADLEY ,”$742,139 “,”$667,691 “,”($74,448)”,-10%
CHELMSFORD ,”$8,241,820 “,”$7,440,307 “,”($801,513)”,-10%
LEE ,”$1,852,895 “,”$1,676,639 “,”($176,256)”,-10%
TRURO ,”$261,971 “,”$237,454 “,”($24,517)”,-9%
NASHOBA ,”$6,476,966 “,”$5,871,972 “,”($604,994)”,-9%
IPSWICH ,”$2,461,050 “,”$2,232,902 “,”($228,148)”,-9%
SAUGUS ,”$4,228,143 “,”$3,844,289 “,”($383,854)”,-9%
PLYMOUTH ,”$20,298,057 “,”$18,464,636 “,”($1,833,421)”,-9%
FLORIDA ,”$519,237 “,”$473,569 “,”($45,668)”,-9%
CAMBRIDGE ,”$8,488,881 “,”$7,772,248 “,”($716,633)”,-8%
WOBURN ,”$5,628,191 “,”$5,154,156 “,”($474,035)”,-8%
WILLIAMSBURG ,”$437,793 “,”$401,047 “,”($36,746)”,-8%
HARWICH ,”$1,704,377 “,”$1,562,804 “,”($141,573)”,-8%
MANCHESTER ESSEX ,”$1,646,605 “,”$1,511,536 “,”($135,069)”,-8%
CHESHIRE ,”$294,018 “,”$269,956 “,”($24,062)”,-8%
HUDSON ,”$6,446,740 “,”$5,923,344 “,”($523,396)”,-8%
WACHUSETT ,”$17,602,075 “,”$16,173,605 “,”($1,428,470)”,-8%
AUBURN ,”$4,669,138 “,”$4,305,255 “,”($363,883)”,-8%
STONEHAM ,”$3,284,829 “,”$3,032,206 “,”($252,623)”,-8%
DEDHAM ,”$3,817,342 “,”$3,524,055 “,”($293,287)”,-8%
LONGMEADOW ,”$4,231,500 “,”$3,906,490 “,”($325,010)”,-8%
MILLIS ,”$2,277,107 “,”$2,102,688 “,”($174,419)”,-8%
ORANGE ,”$5,367,303 “,”$4,961,898 “,”($405,405)”,-8%
SWAMPSCOTT ,”$2,431,038 “,”$2,247,430 “,”($183,608)”,-8%
BURLINGTON ,”$4,433,992 “,”$4,099,585 “,”($334,407)”,-8%
ERVING ,”$306,667 “,”$283,645 “,”($23,022)”,-8%
OLD ROCHESTER ,”$1,837,325 “,”$1,701,522 “,”($135,803)”,-7%
CONCORD ,”$1,928,662 “,”$1,788,314 “,”($140,348)”,-7%
WELLFLEET ,”$145,578 “,”$134,999 “,”($10,579)”,-7%
WALTHAM ,”$7,158,929 “,”$6,645,004 “,”($513,925)”,-7%
SHUTESBURY ,”$573,004 “,”$532,129 “,”($40,875)”,-7%
TISBURY ,”$355,233 “,”$330,733 “,”($24,500)”,-7%
ARLINGTON ,”$6,003,471 “,”$5,592,670 “,”($410,801)”,-7%
MILFORD ,”$11,643,468 “,”$10,882,700 “,”($760,768)”,-7%
MILTON ,”$4,024,758 “,”$3,770,098 “,”($254,660)”,-6%
NORWOOD ,”$4,199,430 “,”$3,933,871 “,”($265,559)”,-6%
TRITON ,”$8,845,837 “,”$8,297,753 “,”($548,084)”,-6%
EDGARTOWN ,”$403,848 “,”$379,680 “,”($24,168)”,-6%
BILLERICA ,”$15,039,538 “,”$14,140,521 “,”($899,017)”,-6%
HAMILTON WENHAM ,”$3,474,401 “,”$3,269,343 “,”($205,058)”,-6%
BROOKLINE ,”$6,152,559 “,”$5,789,916 “,”($362,643)”,-6%
ROCKLAND ,”$10,015,816 “,”$9,430,825 “,”($584,991)”,-6%
DUXBURY ,”$3,319,143 “,”$3,127,346 “,”($191,797)”,-6%
SALEM ,”$12,334,597 “,”$11,648,162 “,”($686,435)”,-6%
NATICK ,”$4,931,682 “,”$4,657,789 “,”($273,893)”,-6%
WAYLAND ,”$2,863,219 “,”$2,706,784 “,”($156,435)”,-5%
MARION ,”$397,148 “,”$375,835 “,”($21,313)”,-5%
BELMONT ,”$3,530,649 “,”$3,344,078 “,”($186,571)”,-5%
CARLISLE ,”$733,483 “,”$695,338 “,”($38,145)”,-5%
CANTON ,”$3,140,912 “,”$2,977,671 “,”($163,241)”,-5%
BLUE HILLS ,”$3,794,449 “,”$3,600,320 “,”($194,129)”,-5%
CHATHAM ,”$560,156 “,”$532,284 “,”($27,872)”,-5%
SOUTH HADLEY ,”$6,171,610 “,”$5,867,471 “,”($304,139)”,-5%
NORTH ANDOVER ,”$4,889,300 “,”$4,649,317 “,”($239,983)”,-5%
SHIRLEY ,”$4,366,506 “,”$4,154,632 “,”($211,874)”,-5%
BEDFORD ,”$2,419,485 “,”$2,302,613 “,”($116,872)”,-5%
GREENFIELD ,”$9,512,771 “,”$9,054,173 “,”($458,598)”,-5%
ROWE ,”$53,056 “,”$50,582 “,”($2,474)”,-5%
BRIMFIELD ,”$1,097,622 “,”$1,046,886 “,”($50,736)”,-5%
LEXINGTON ,”$6,119,692 “,”$5,848,476 “,”($271,216)”,-4%
WATERTOWN ,”$2,969,442 “,”$2,840,200 “,”($129,242)”,-4%
CONCORD CARLISLE ,”$1,772,474 “,”$1,704,025 “,”($68,449)”,-4%
LANESBOROUGH ,”$622,597 “,”$598,920 “,”($23,677)”,-4%
NEWTON ,”$11,394,437 “,”$10,966,835 “,”($427,602)”,-4%
BOXBOROUGH ,”$1,394,072 “,”$1,344,663 “,”($49,409)”,-4%
GILL MONTAGUE ,”$6,450,351 “,”$6,225,637 “,”($224,714)”,-3%
WESTBOROUGH ,”$3,240,051 “,”$3,129,366 “,”($110,685)”,-3%
AVON ,”$712,769 “,”$689,890 “,”($22,879)”,-3%
HOLLAND ,”$818,518 “,”$792,435 “,”($26,083)”,-3%
NEEDHAM ,”$4,504,997 “,”$4,366,273 “,”($138,724)”,-3%
WINCHESTER ,”$3,692,026 “,”$3,582,999 “,”($109,027)”,-3%
BELLINGHAM ,”$8,115,368 “,”$7,877,733 “,”($237,635)”,-3%
EASTHAMPTON ,”$7,463,438 “,”$7,246,465 “,”($216,973)”,-3%
NORWELL ,”$2,269,077 “,”$2,207,571 “,”($61,506)”,-3%
SHAWSHEEN VALLEY ,”$3,843,071 “,”$3,739,284 “,”($103,787)”,-3%
NORTH MIDDLESEX ,”$20,184,957 “,”$19,658,038 “,”($526,919)”,-3%
HARVARD ,”$1,431,925 “,”$1,394,722 “,”($37,203)”,-3%
CENTRAL BERKSHIRE ,”$8,286,804 “,”$8,092,876 “,”($193,928)”,-2%
HAVERHILL ,”$33,849,328 “,”$33,057,731 “,”($791,597)”,-2%
WESTHAMPTON ,”$348,019 “,”$341,741 “,”($6,278)”,-2%
WINTHROP ,”$4,932,699 “,”$4,843,961 “,”($88,738)”,-2%
WESTWOOD ,”$2,635,628 “,”$2,588,559 “,”($47,069)”,-2%
ANDOVER ,”$6,181,695 “,”$6,105,826 “,”($75,869)”,-1%
SEEKONK ,”$3,664,719 “,”$3,620,014 “,”($44,705)”,-1%
BLACKSTONE MILLVILLE ,”$10,632,254 “,”$10,509,983 “,”($122,271)”,-1%
WINCHENDON ,”$10,441,224 “,”$10,353,509 “,”($87,715)”,-1%
SHERBORN ,”$395,414 “,”$392,337 “,”($3,077)”,-1%
NORTHEAST METROPOLITAN ,”$6,502,464 “,”$6,463,689 “,”($38,775)”,-1%
STURBRIDGE ,”$1,298,823 “,”$1,296,467 “,”($2,356)”,0%
WAREHAM ,”$11,597,828 “,”$11,620,568 “,”$22,740 “,0%
LINCOLN ,”$573,671 “,”$575,119 “,”$1,448 “,0%
RANDOLPH ,”$11,260,936 “,”$11,313,976 “,”$53,040 “,0%
WEST BOYLSTON ,”$2,723,155 “,”$2,737,047 “,”$13,892 “,1%
HINGHAM ,”$3,952,913 “,”$3,996,893 “,”$43,980 “,1%
AMHERST ,”$5,854,709 “,”$5,933,998 “,”$79,289 “,1%
PIONEER ,”$3,977,734 “,”$4,031,666 “,”$53,932 “,1%
CUMMINGTON ,”$40,597 “,”$41,166 “,$569 ,1%
ADAMS CHESHIRE ,”$9,669,729 “,”$9,810,525 “,”$140,796 “,1%
HOLBROOK ,”$4,464,776 “,”$4,533,288 “,”$68,512 “,2%
NORTH ADAMS ,”$13,678,354 “,”$13,921,926 “,”$243,572 “,2%
SOUTHBRIDGE ,”$14,564,180 “,”$14,851,612 “,”$287,432 “,2%
LOWELL ,”$109,418,078 “,”$111,660,607 “,”$2,242,529 “,2%
WELLESLEY ,”$3,687,434 “,”$3,765,942 “,”$78,508 “,2%
WALPOLE ,”$5,393,468 “,”$5,514,992 “,”$121,524 “,2%
NANTUCKET ,”$969,022 “,”$991,187 “,”$22,165 “,2%
BOSTON ,”$205,643,453 “,”$210,540,147 “,”$4,896,694 “,2%
CLARKSBURG ,”$1,455,353 “,”$1,491,068 “,”$35,715 “,2%
NORTH BROOKFIELD ,”$4,219,846 “,”$4,326,993 “,”$107,147 “,3%
FAIRHAVEN ,”$6,967,506 “,”$7,147,073 “,”$179,567 “,3%
LINCOLN SUDBURY ,”$2,139,973 “,”$2,197,525 “,”$57,552 “,3%
LEICESTER ,”$9,025,412 “,”$9,273,246 “,”$247,834 “,3%
AMHERST PELHAM ,”$9,419,188 “,”$9,689,857 “,”$270,669 “,3%
SILVER LAKE ,”$5,874,299 “,”$6,060,844 “,”$186,545 “,3%
SCITUATE ,”$3,814,081 “,”$3,965,346 “,”$151,265 “,4%
BROCKTON ,”$112,706,501 “,”$117,298,166 “,”$4,591,665 “,4%
SOUTHAMPTON ,”$2,303,974 “,”$2,404,074 “,”$100,100 “,4%
FRAMINGHAM ,”$10,164,588 “,”$10,628,154 “,”$463,566 “,5%
NORFOLK COUNTY ,”$742,722 “,”$777,426 “,”$34,704 “,5%
HALIFAX ,”$2,314,346 “,”$2,423,716 “,”$109,370 “,5%
WESTON ,”$1,709,187 “,”$1,790,526 “,”$81,339 “,5%
PEMBROKE ,”$9,611,273 “,”$10,072,452 “,”$461,179 “,5%
LITTLETON ,”$1,734,384 “,”$1,818,491 “,”$84,107 “,5%
CHELSEA ,”$41,980,397 “,”$44,127,092 “,”$2,146,695 “,5%
HATFIELD ,”$672,227 “,”$707,251 “,”$35,024 “,5%
BRIDGEWATER RAYNHAM ,”$18,684,258 “,”$19,665,067 “,”$980,809 “,5%
QUABOAG ,”$7,585,764 “,”$7,991,217 “,”$405,453 “,5%
FALL RIVER ,”$85,384,896 “,”$90,065,583 “,”$4,680,687 “,5%
LYNN ,”$98,243,576 “,”$103,751,349 “,”$5,507,773 “,6%
STOUGHTON ,”$9,415,846 “,”$9,954,565 “,”$538,719 “,6%
AGAWAM ,”$11,837,774 “,”$12,524,413 “,”$686,639 “,6%
ESSEX COUNTY ,”$3,664,972 “,”$3,882,285 “,”$217,313 “,6%
BLACKSTONE VALLEY ,”$5,635,627 “,”$5,972,403 “,”$336,776 “,6%
FITCHBURG ,”$36,645,805 “,”$38,857,303 “,”$2,211,498 “,6%
ATHOL ROYALSTON ,”$15,959,986 “,”$17,084,514 “,”$1,124,528 “,7%
HAWLEY ,”$25,631 “,”$27,475 “,”$1,844 “,7%
LUNENBURG ,”$3,650,152 “,”$3,921,700 “,”$271,548 “,7%
WEYMOUTH ,”$19,551,520 “,”$21,059,789 “,”$1,508,269 “,8%
DOVER ,”$414,875 “,”$448,199 “,”$33,324 “,8%
COHASSET ,”$1,434,091 “,”$1,552,631 “,”$118,540 “,8%
CARVER ,”$8,991,119 “,”$9,740,177 “,”$749,058 “,8%
SUNDERLAND ,”$787,076 “,”$853,199 “,”$66,123 “,8%
WARE ,”$6,995,285 “,”$7,590,105 “,”$594,820 “,9%
KINGSTON ,”$3,115,759 “,”$3,382,518 “,”$266,759 “,9%
PALMER ,”$9,960,252 “,”$10,828,140 “,”$867,888 “,9%
NORFOLK ,”$3,072,385 “,”$3,342,421 “,”$270,036 “,9%
SHARON ,”$6,072,229 “,”$6,615,618 “,”$543,389 “,9%
CLINTON ,”$9,094,344 “,”$9,908,530 “,”$814,186 “,9%
TEWKSBURY ,”$11,476,069 “,”$12,514,712 “,”$1,038,643 “,9%
BRAINTREE ,”$5,818,964 “,”$6,348,111 “,”$529,147 “,9%
PITTSFIELD ,”$28,941,235 “,”$31,597,473 “,”$2,656,238 “,9%
NEW BEDFORD ,”$95,808,151 “,”$104,762,165 “,”$8,954,014 “,9%
HOLYOKE ,”$59,511,422 “,”$65,099,227 “,”$5,587,805 “,9%
WORCESTER ,”$153,103,294 “,”$167,480,913 “,”$14,377,619 “,9%
DRACUT ,”$13,707,947 “,”$15,009,207 “,”$1,301,260 “,9%
TYNGSBOROUGH ,”$6,317,346 “,”$6,924,797 “,”$607,451 “,10%
LYNNFIELD ,”$2,074,922 “,”$2,275,909 “,”$200,987 “,10%
MASCONOMET ,”$4,349,058 “,”$4,773,155 “,”$424,097 “,10%
WHITMAN HANSON ,”$20,354,790 “,”$22,380,044 “,”$2,025,254 “,10%
CHESTERFIELD GOSHEN ,”$646,949 “,”$711,347 “,”$64,398 “,10%
ASHBURNHAM WESTMINSTER ,”$8,540,744 “,”$9,391,438 “,”$850,694 “,10%
PENTUCKET ,”$11,908,949 “,”$13,099,037 “,”$1,190,088 “,10%
DIGHTON REHOBOTH ,”$10,945,014 “,”$12,078,498 “,”$1,133,484 “,10%
MARLBOROUGH ,”$6,523,756 “,”$7,207,775 “,”$684,019 “,10%
HANCOCK ,”$166,799 “,”$184,299 “,”$17,500 “,10%
FRONTIER ,”$2,483,459 “,”$2,746,608 “,”$263,149 “,11%
SOUTHWICK TOLLAND ,”$7,050,606 “,”$7,812,889 “,”$762,283 “,11%
FREETOWN ,”$1,115,300 “,”$1,236,264 “,”$120,964 “,11%
GREATER NEW BEDFORD ,”$18,294,926 “,”$20,279,884 “,”$1,984,958 “,11%
HOPEDALE ,”$5,068,956 “,”$5,621,974 “,”$553,018 “,11%
ABINGTON ,”$6,439,277 “,”$7,152,781 “,”$713,504 “,11%
WHATELY ,”$155,566 “,”$172,888 “,”$17,322 “,11%
FOXBOROUGH ,”$6,699,937 “,”$7,467,990 “,”$768,053 “,11%
LAWRENCE ,”$110,389,271 “,”$123,087,075 “,”$12,697,804 “,12%
SOMERSET ,”$3,191,654 “,”$3,559,416 “,”$367,762 “,12%
SPRINGFIELD ,”$208,607,124 “,”$232,799,829 “,”$24,192,705 “,12%
OXFORD ,”$7,952,326 “,”$8,877,524 “,”$925,198 “,12%
CHICOPEE ,”$35,663,525 “,”$39,917,521 “,”$4,253,996 “,12%
SUTTON ,”$4,473,180 “,”$5,011,361 “,”$538,181 “,12%
LUDLOW ,”$9,409,200 “,”$10,575,871 “,”$1,166,671 “,12%
GARDNER ,”$16,575,971 “,”$18,638,594 “,”$2,062,623 “,12%
HAMPDEN WILBRAHAM ,”$9,119,599 “,”$10,257,652 “,”$1,138,053 “,12%
UXBRIDGE ,”$8,231,670 “,”$9,271,984 “,”$1,040,314 “,13%
EAST LONGMEADOW ,”$4,098,133 “,”$4,616,186 “,”$518,053 “,13%
ATTLEBORO ,”$24,736,934 “,”$27,866,186 “,”$3,129,252 “,13%
EAST BRIDGEWATER ,”$8,908,542 “,”$10,037,234 “,”$1,128,692 “,13%
BERKLEY ,”$4,661,765 “,”$5,258,969 “,”$597,204 “,13%
QUABBIN ,”$14,623,917 “,”$16,510,059 “,”$1,886,142 “,13%
NORTON ,”$10,776,284 “,”$12,175,056 “,”$1,398,772 “,13%
DUDLEY CHARLTON ,”$19,564,453 “,”$22,188,433 “,”$2,623,980 “,13%
WRENTHAM ,”$3,201,122 “,”$3,631,096 “,”$429,974 “,13%
SOUTHBOROUGH ,”$2,322,228 “,”$2,657,427 “,”$335,199 “,14%
WEBSTER ,”$7,128,461 “,”$8,162,458 “,”$1,033,997 “,15%
SPENCER EAST BROOKFIELD ,”$11,410,927 “,”$13,106,216 “,”$1,695,289 “,15%
LEOMINSTER ,”$29,540,832 “,”$33,951,319 “,”$4,410,487 “,15%
PLAINVILLE ,”$2,217,346 “,”$2,553,848 “,”$336,502 “,15%
NORTHBRIDGE ,”$11,514,324 “,”$13,322,608 “,”$1,808,284 “,16%
WILMINGTON ,”$4,134,916 “,”$4,787,473 “,”$652,557 “,16%
MARSHFIELD ,”$11,768,546 “,”$13,627,416 “,”$1,858,870 “,16%
WESTFIELD ,”$27,531,720 “,”$31,901,309 “,”$4,369,589 “,16%
WEST SPRINGFIELD ,”$13,179,351 “,”$15,272,061 “,”$2,092,710 “,16%
EASTON ,”$6,985,651 “,”$8,115,511 “,”$1,129,860 “,16%
DOUGLAS ,”$5,996,271 “,”$6,966,367 “,”$970,096 “,16%
OAKHAM ,”$63,589 “,”$73,893 “,”$10,304 “,16%
READING ,”$6,121,072 “,”$7,119,890 “,”$998,818 “,16%
WESTPORT ,”$3,601,648 “,”$4,191,901 “,”$590,253 “,16%
GROTON DUNSTABLE ,”$9,093,386 “,”$10,590,960 “,”$1,497,574 “,16%
PELHAM ,”$141,191 “,”$164,607 “,”$23,416 “,17%
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH ,”$16,551,300 “,”$19,319,443 “,”$2,768,143 “,17%
TANTASQUA ,”$6,355,987 “,”$7,420,522 “,”$1,064,535 “,17%
TRI COUNTY ,”$3,662,812 “,”$4,288,313 “,”$625,501 “,17%
ACUSHNET ,”$5,241,382 “,”$6,138,021 “,”$896,639 “,17%
FREETOWN LAKEVILLE ,”$5,828,919 “,”$6,832,785 “,”$1,003,866 “,17%
TAUNTON ,”$35,731,575 “,”$41,894,411 “,”$6,162,836 “,17%
HAMPSHIRE ,”$2,282,010 “,”$2,676,375 “,”$394,365 “,17%
GREATER FALL RIVER ,”$11,046,557 “,”$12,983,299 “,”$1,936,742 “,18%
GRANBY ,”$3,232,103 “,”$3,818,112 “,”$586,009 “,18%
MIDDLEBOROUGH ,”$13,761,293 “,”$16,271,963 “,”$2,510,670 “,18%
LAKEVILLE ,”$1,943,979 “,”$2,301,087 “,”$357,108 “,18%
PEABODY ,”$16,281,941 “,”$19,286,644 “,”$3,004,703 “,18%
CHARLEMONT ,”$88,183 “,”$104,458 “,”$16,275 “,18%
UPPER CAPE COD ,”$2,314,954 “,”$2,762,062 “,”$447,108 “,19%
ASHLAND ,”$2,897,888 “,”$3,470,347 “,”$572,459 “,20%
MILLBURY ,”$5,317,232 “,”$6,392,219 “,”$1,074,987 “,20%
ACTON ,”$2,668,321 “,”$3,214,302 “,”$545,981 “,20%
REVERE ,”$23,067,165 “,”$27,787,967 “,”$4,720,802 “,20%
DARTMOUTH ,”$7,590,854 “,”$9,149,719 “,”$1,558,865 “,21%
DEERFIELD ,”$762,515 “,”$920,952 “,”$158,437 “,21%
SOUTHEASTERN ,”$8,731,300 “,”$10,588,579 “,”$1,857,279 “,21%
MEDWAY ,”$6,071,225 “,”$7,374,855 “,”$1,303,630 “,21%
WESTFORD ,”$10,615,861 “,”$12,975,693 “,”$2,359,832 “,22%
SUDBURY ,”$3,005,942 “,”$3,676,919 “,”$670,977 “,22%
MARTHAS VINEYARD ,”$2,290,886 “,”$2,820,735 “,”$529,849 “,23%
MIDDLETON ,”$1,067,839 “,”$1,325,949 “,”$258,110 “,24%
SANDWICH ,”$5,016,623 “,”$6,229,598 “,”$1,212,975 “,24%
NORTHBORO SOUTHBORO ,”$1,891,353 “,”$2,352,980 “,”$461,627 “,24%
GREATER LOWELL ,”$15,565,037 “,”$19,430,653 “,”$3,865,616 “,25%
FRANKLIN ,”$20,413,071 “,”$25,494,597 “,”$5,081,526 “,25%
ROCHESTER ,”$1,113,730 “,”$1,395,317 “,”$281,587 “,25%
RALPH C MAHAR ,”$3,800,828 “,”$4,764,288 “,”$963,460 “,25%
KING PHILIP ,”$5,394,807 “,”$6,788,148 “,”$1,393,341 “,26%
GEORGETOWN ,”$3,228,474 “,”$4,067,937 “,”$839,463 “,26%
BELCHERTOWN ,”$8,379,052 “,”$10,564,909 “,”$2,185,857 “,26%
BOURNE ,”$3,716,271 “,”$4,725,494 “,”$1,009,223 “,27%
OLD COLONY ,”$2,295,228 “,”$2,935,912 “,”$640,684 “,28%
NARRAGANSETT ,”$7,386,291 “,”$9,493,985 “,”$2,107,694 “,29%
GRAFTON ,”$5,078,322 “,”$6,583,500 “,”$1,505,178 “,30%
HOPKINTON ,”$4,137,826 “,”$5,364,504 “,”$1,226,678 “,30%
TOPSFIELD ,”$728,900 “,”$946,951 “,”$218,051 “,30%
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE ,”$2,979,338 “,”$3,877,986 “,”$898,648 “,30%
WASHINGTON ,”$15,088 “,”$20,004 “,”$4,916 “,33%
METHUEN ,”$25,018,938 “,”$33,253,977 “,”$8,235,039 “,33%
ACTON BOXBOROUGH ,”$3,543,199 “,”$4,715,036 “,”$1,171,837 “,33%
HANOVER ,”$4,015,201 “,”$5,345,783 “,”$1,330,582 “,33%
FRANKLIN COUNTY ,”$2,346,963 “,”$3,134,152 “,”$787,189 “,34%
MONSON ,”$5,312,612 “,”$7,111,941 “,”$1,799,329 “,34%
MALDEN ,”$25,823,691 “,”$34,874,624 “,”$9,050,933 “,35%
EVERETT ,”$17,126,835 “,”$23,168,687 “,”$6,041,852 “,35%
MARBLEHEAD ,”$2,942,971 “,”$3,990,936 “,”$1,047,965 “,36%
SAVOY ,”$364,611 “,”$499,459 “,”$134,848 “,37%
MANSFIELD ,”$9,902,848 “,”$13,879,268 “,”$3,976,420 “,40%
GREATER LAWRENCE ,”$14,163,663 “,”$20,447,178 “,”$6,283,515 “,44%
MONTACHUSETT ,”$7,232,676 “,”$10,543,502 “,”$3,310,826 “,46%
BRISTOL PLYMOUTH ,”$5,538,845 “,”$8,086,042 “,”$2,547,197 “,46%
SOUTHERN WORCESTER ,”$4,956,043 “,”$7,282,029 “,”$2,325,986 “,47%
SOUTH SHORE ,”$2,098,219 “,”$3,132,493 “,”$1,034,274 “,49%
MEDFIELD ,”$3,339,769 “,”$5,113,751 “,”$1,773,982 “,53%
MENDON UPTON ,”$7,059,786 “,”$10,852,173 “,”$3,792,387 “,54%
MONROE ,”$43,415 “,”$67,150 “,”$23,735 “,55%
GRANVILLE ,”$832,839 “,”$1,307,669 “,”$474,830 “,57%
NORTH READING ,”$3,112,771 “,”$4,917,126 “,”$1,804,355 “,58%
PATHFINDER ,”$2,533,302 “,”$4,079,757 “,”$1,546,455 “,61%
GOSNOLD ,”$10,058 “,”$16,648 “,”$6,590 “,66%
BARRE ,”$9,851 “,”$16,444 “,”$6,593 “,67%
PETERSHAM ,”$240,233 “,”$403,805 “,”$163,572 “,68%
BRISTOL COUNTY ,”$1,461,167 “,”$2,513,280 “,”$1,052,113 “,72%
PERU ,”$39,868 “,”$71,992 “,”$32,124 “,81%
SHREWSBURY ,”$8,745,774 “,”$15,898,949 “,”$7,153,175 “,82%
NEW ASHFORD ,”$68,543 “,”$154,825 “,”$86,282 “,126%
MOUNT WASHINGTON ,”$12,574 “,”$32,952 “,”$20,378 “,162%
EAST BROOKFIELD ,”$27,380 “,”$105,264 “,”$77,884 “,284%
In fairness, the number of enrolled students must be taken into account, because that is how aid is determined.
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If a district loses 10% enrollment over a few years, then a 10% cut in state aid is justified. Also, if a district’s demographics increase or decrease, the school aid is affected.
Lets cut though the bullshit here. Net State Aid to Municipalities and Regional School Districts. Spreadsheet from the Department of Revenue.
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2003 4,292,722,937
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Romney/Healey
2004 3,807,128,768
2005 3,882,208,943
2006 3,725,948,826
2007 4,024,957,060
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Any questions?
a. My question is: why did you post 4 years of data when the spreadsheet you linked to has 7 years of data?
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Here’s the whole thing:
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3,767,751,765 in 2000
4,044,880,195
4,286,981,232
4,292,722,937
3,807,128,768
3,882,208,943
3,725,948,826
4,024,957,060 in 2007
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Your selective citing is a classic BMG dividing line – some on here like you who seem to crave crazed spending sprees versus an equal number who actually want gov’t to serve the people, not simply throw cash at the public employees in the name of “helping others.”
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Q: Why the incomplete cite?
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b. Comment:
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Here’s one more number: 2,090,000,000. That was local aid in 1992. I think that was Weld’s first budget, not sure.
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So in 15 years, local aid is up 93%.
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Inflation? 45%.
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Population? Up by about 400,000, or 7%.
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So if you see local aid increases as some kind of achievement on its own, I suppose you’d have to credit the R governors and D legislatures.
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That local aid trend $$ will continue under Deval Patrick.
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And for “true” progressives (i.e., care about actual progress in outcomes), we face a sad but boring but brutal reality that Gary makes here all the time…..the black hole of ever-growing health care and pension costs of public employees, and public employee raises which exceed inflation, will absorb pretty much ALL of the likely increases in local aid.
Here’s the average local payment for charter schools starting with FY06. This data is direct from the Department of Education website. click on the link to Commonwealth Charter School Profile, FY96 – FY07 and the Excel spreadsheet will sit on your hard drive.
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Charter school local payment:
FY96 $ 15,910,700
FY97 $ 35,058,580 (+120.3%)
FY98 $ 43,663,849 (+ 24.5%)
FY99 $ 62,799,364 (+ 43.8%)
FY00 $ 81,152,467 (+ 29.2%)
FY01 $ 96,818,573 (+ 19.3%)
FY02 $111,826,633 (+ 15.5%)
FY03 $122,064,183 (+ 9.2%)
FY04 $136,027,148 (+ 11.4%)
FY05 $157,326,707 (+ 15.7%)
FY06 $184,213,610 (+ 17.1%)
FY07 $221,401,163 (+ 20.2%)
ROMNEY-HEALEY DIFFERENCE (FY03-FY07) +81.4%
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If I want to talk about what happened during the Romney-Healey administration, I look at FY03, the last year of Jane Swift’s administration, and compare it to FY07, the last year of Willard & Muffy. However, if you want to look at changes in local aid for the period listed by Goldstein, here it is:
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FY00 $3,767,751,765
FY01 $4,044,880,195 (+ 7.4%)
FY02 $4,286,981,232 (+ 6.0%)
FY03 $4,292,722,937 (+ 0.1%)
FY04 $3,807,128,768 (-12.3%)
FY05 $3,882,208,943 (+ 2.0%)
FY06 $3,725,948,826 (- 4.0%)
FY07 $4,024,957,060 (+ 8.0%)
ROMNEY-HEALEY DIFFERENCE (FY03-FY07) -6.2%
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Given that Worcester’s actual net school spending for FY06 is $236,527,336, and Springfield’s is $253,682,448. Commonwealth Charter Schools (under the State Board of Education) represent the fourth largest system in the state. At this rate the charter school industry will be the second largest system in less than two years.
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explains the uptick.
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specifically, more parents who want to send kids to charter public schools.
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otherwise, charter school spending is pegged to district school spending. charter schools per-pupil increases are simply a function of whatever the district spends.
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your obsession with misinformation on this issue, instead of simply making the reasonable anti-charter arguments, borders on the bizarre. you’re like one of those “THERE IZZ NO GLOBAL VARMING” people. in some posts, you claim there’s no parent demand for charter schools. in this one, you cite the evidence of huge parent demand – growing enrollment – and yet claim I ZEE NOTHING!
Here’s an idea. When we are cutting 20% out of local aid, and we’re in the midst of a huge budget crisis, we can add a bunch of new charter schools. The state passes the bill to the cities and towns, and when the district schools cut programs and services, more people will want to go to the charters that are protected from everyone else’s fiscal reality.
Mitt and Muffy didn’t start 7 years ago. The question is what was the state of education when Mitt and Muffy administration started and what have they done since.
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You cannot just cherry pick a year that they weren’t even in office to make your arguement.
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I mean what the hell are you even talking about?!?!?!?!
Pab-lo-cize: v. To deliberately confuse the issue or refuse to address the topic or question in the thread in question.
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I gave up directly replying to Pablo long ago.
Thank you very much, not only for the newly minted adjective, but for not trying to spoil my morning coffee.
…because their transportation is funded in a seperate line. Regular school districts have transportation costs – which have increased GREATLY – as a part of their overall figure, and regions do not. Five years ago, regional transportation – and by definition, a region is cross town and rural – was ENTIRELY unfunded while Boston and enviorns still got discount MBTA passes. It’s still just up to 50%.
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Nauset’s minus 15 is more like a minus 30 – but of course, we’re all rich and don’t need it anyway! We just need to pay more income tax so Deval can direct it to Revere!
Regional transportation has been partially restored after the Romney-Healey cuts of FY04. The transportation line for municipal districts is at zero.
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Outside of the Chapter 70 line item:
Nauset – Regional Transportation
FY03 $485,563
FY07 $543,397
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Revere – Pupil Transportation (Just because Porcupine picked on Revere)
FY03 $290,223
FY07 $ 0
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Or Somerville, which lost $4,307,647 in Chapter 70 aid, $235,457 in transportation reimbursements, $320,348 in class size reduction aid, and another $1,684,004 in general government aid.