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space and that solution. What is not in doubt: property taxes will rise at least 9.6 percent. That increase covers only principal and interest; it depends on favorable cost estimate* based pn today’s depressed construction prices. Operating and overhead costs will add more to taxes. No wonder there is taxpayer opposition. Why should anyone support an idea that raises costs greatly, yet does nothing to improve education? .
But rejecting the proposal for an added school is not enough. Rappahannock County must improve the quality of education now, and plan for a larger student body in the future. How can we do that? Here are two suggestions: - a. Experiments in various parts of our country, specifically Chicago (Principal Sylvia Peters’ inner city grammar school) and Los Angeles (J. Escalante’s Garfield High School) show that dramatic improvements in student achievement result, not from more money, but from improving order and discipline in schools; demanding and expecting more from every student; increased homework assignments; encouraging parents to reduce the time children waste on TV; hiring teachers who both know their subjects and inspire students to study and learn. Administrators, teachers, School Board members and parents should review those and other successful programs for use in our schools. Carefully chosen and applied, they will produce the improvements every citizen wants, yet add little to costs. It will not be an easy task. They will require everyone to accept more personal responsibility; they will require
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