Town Governance, Management, and Financial Issues
The Inconvenient Truth about Weston Public Schools
You’ve heard before that the cost of education in Weston is 30% higher than in comparable towns, and yet we have the same academic outcomes as those other schools, according to the data that are submitted to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education by all Massachusetts schools
Assessing Candidates for Weston School Committee
The quality, performance, and cost of our public schools all have a direct impact on every citizen of our community. Management of the schools is important not only for the education of our children, but also because high quality schools actively contribute to the appeal of our town and affect our property values. They also drive our property taxes since schools represent nearly two-thirds of the overall town budget.