Why rule out layoffs? They happen in the private and nonprofit sectors. And the idea that busing is there to support “choice” seems farfetched…isn’t it really there to support court-ordered busing aimed at desegregation rather than neighborhood schools?
Workforce and busing reductions are completely reasonable to discuss given an 18% decrease in student enrollment in Boston. The purpose would not be to spend less, but to reallocate resources more efficiently for student and educator benefit. Whether these steps are politically palatable/possible is an entirely different matter.
Why rule out layoffs? They happen in the private and nonprofit sectors. And the idea that busing is there to support “choice” seems farfetched…isn’t it really there to support court-ordered busing aimed at desegregation rather than neighborhood schools?
Workforce and busing reductions are completely reasonable to discuss given an 18% decrease in student enrollment in Boston. The purpose would not be to spend less, but to reallocate resources more efficiently for student and educator benefit. Whether these steps are politically palatable/possible is an entirely different matter.
Well we’ll see how politically palatable/possible are the residential property tax increases!