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Great comment.  I think a change in language is essential. 

We also can use less "administration" in education and more "leadership".

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Yes.  I agree completely.  What do we do about it? 

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@ cfbednarak  -  No one in this argument is claiming these schools are being closed because they are underutilized.  Everyone (from the superintendent to the school board) agrees that this is being done only to save money and that it is the "least bad option" among a list of bad options.  These schools are only being closed so we don't have to increase class sizes or cut programs.

Yes, Lake Oswego schools provide perhaps the best public education in the state.  And our state is below the national average and our nation is well below many other industrialized nations.  We are going the wrong way!!  We need to stop cutting now and invest more in education from early childhood through university in every state and every district in the country.

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Lake Oswego School board is voting tonight on whether to close 3 of the 9 elementary schools in our district.  My daughter's school, Bryant Elementary, will be closed.

I understand, that with limited budgets, drastic cuts like this might be the only option.  But none of these decisions are being made because they are the best choices educationally, they are ONLY being made to save money.  It is shameful that we as a state don't fully fund our schools. 

Our future as a nation is bleak if we can find trillions of dollars for war but can't offer our kids a world class education.

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