The entire community supports ETHS, and it has always been well run by a competent board.
The same has rarely been true for D65. I think there are several reasons, including:
- The large number of schools creates a competition for resources.
- Parents are (understandably) more emotional about how their little kids are educated.
- The D65 Board, having to deal with competing interests, is a less pleasant place to serve.
- Elementary education may be more difficult.
- The difference is self-sustaining over time. People see that ETHS largely works, and want to be associated with it. It’s less clear that many D65 programs have worked (and they’ve abolished or reduced some of the programs that did).
Thoughts about your footnote:
The entire community supports ETHS, and it has always been well run by a competent board.
The same has rarely been true for D65. I think there are several reasons, including:
- The large number of schools creates a competition for resources.
- Parents are (understandably) more emotional about how their little kids are educated.
- The D65 Board, having to deal with competing interests, is a less pleasant place to serve.
- Elementary education may be more difficult.
- The difference is self-sustaining over time. People see that ETHS largely works, and want to be associated with it. It’s less clear that many D65 programs have worked (and they’ve abolished or reduced some of the programs that did).
That is an incredibly unkind and unfair statement
It is VERY unfair!
Fair. I will delete