Angelo Lynn’s editorial of Dec. 17, (“Disruption hits area schools”) requires some correction. Mr. Lynn states that “school funding is based on a per-pupil amount of state aid (currently around $18,800 per student per year), when student populations drop at a school, state aid diminishes and local taxes either have to be raised or expenses must be cut. And each time a school district drops 10 students, that’s another $188,000 taken out of the school and out of the community’s economy.” Mr. Lynn’s statement … (read more)
