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What a bunch of horse hockey, courtesy of the NEA/AFT and other assorted maintainers of the status quo...FINLAND, FINLAND? Gee Joe, why not Dijbouti? Let's compare pineapples and hand grenades. Gee Joe, could it be Finland has a largely homogeneous population? How long is there school year? I know in Iceland they have summer vacation in August...As in the month of August...period. Ever think that it is time to blow up the 180 day, 180 year old aggregarian school calendar to compete in "the global economy"?

We got "poorer" when former Gov. Weld and House Speaker Finneran realized they had a major problem with their social service budget, funding, and requirements...In short, no lifetime of malingering...The rush out of MA from Brockton, Lawrence, Lowell, Fall River, etc. for the RI border and a system that could still be exploited and we gleen part of MA problem...I could go on, we are spending $19K per student in Warwick now, so more money should help following your rubric...Folks have seen the light, they've had enough and they are leaving, not withstanding the school situation...