Education costs too high for troubling outcomes
On July 11 I wrote that the tax burdens in Fredonia and Dunkirk have become excessive, punitive, and detached from the principles of limited government. That concern has only deepened. County, town, and school taxes continue to climb while the performance of too many elected and appointed officials remains disappointing. Residents are asked to pay more and receive less in competence, transparency, and results. Nowhere is the gap between cost and outcome more troubling than in education. Decades of rising tax-supported spending have not produced corresponding gains in public school ...
