Thursday, February 05, 2004

Tonight's Lowell Sun editorial ("Make it fair for all") takes a shockingly reasonable position on a topic related to public schools - Mr. Campanini must be away on vacation. The editorial responds to Governor Romney's proposal that high school graduates who finish in the top 25% on MCAS exams should receive free tuition at state colleges and universities. The newspaper points out that the governor's plan as currently structured would benefit primarily students at affluent suburban schools. A more equitable system would reward the top 25% at each school; that way, students in urban classrooms would also benefit from the program. Congratulations to the Sun for taking a stand on this issue. We might add that the proposal should be expanded to include fees as well as tuition since the amount a student must pay in fees often exceeds the cost of tuition - we know that sounds crazy, but it is unfortunately true.

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