Essential Hypertension and Costly School Economies
Long column urges citizen task forces to cut district costs by auditing budgets and rethinking operations. It covers business office leadership, bulk purchasing, shared services, library and senior programs, insurance, payroll, and potential 12 month schooling plus on job training for students. It cites collaboration with local industries to reduce expenses and improve efficiency. It notes possible benefits of year round schooling and centralized outsourcing for language tutoring. Continues with ideas to individualize elementary courses and use community resources to lower per pupil costs.