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Jan 12Liked by Andrew L Sullivan

Any tax changes have to be accompanied by less spending and freezing tax levels.

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Jan 13Liked by Andrew L Sullivan

Unless tje state is going to stomp on school boards and government schools they will just continue to spend. They have now become playgrounds for the adults. DEI, trans, LGBTQABC whatever, meanwhile In 2022, 47% of students were proficient across statewide tests in English language arts, while 46% of students were proficient in math. For the most recent school year, those proficient in English language arts rose to 58% and students proficient in math rose to 61%.

Science proficiency scores, which are a baseline for tests administered to fifth and eighth graders, also showed improvement, rising from 66% last year to 70% for the 2022-23 school year.

High schoolers were 46% proficient in English language arts, 42% proficient in math and 49% proficient in science, based on ACT scores taken largely by juniors. English scores held steady, while proficiency in math dropped 2% and science improved 1%.

The state should get out of education, that is not happening anytime soon so therefore Pillen should lay waste to these schools social programs, ban them fire the people running them and demand PASSING proficiency grades of 85%. We are graduating idiots. People that cannot spell, do math or even read. Yet they all know their is 100 different genders and other BS that no employer hires for. Yes cities and counties are a problem, but schools are by far the bigger problem. While he's at it since he didn't do squat as a regent lay even bigger waste to that university system and their Marxist staff.

North High was a disaster in the 1960's its a disaster today even after millions and more teachers. Schools are a bigger mess now than they ever have been. Its just time to reign all our owners in and demand better.

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Tax credits without decreased government spending will result in more spending and higher taxes.

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