IN PRINT: Brainstorming to Reduce School Spending

It’s pretty cool that Princeton is a historical town—I mean, just think about it.  Princeton townspeople of the 1700s in pilgrim hats and buckle shoes would gather and chat about what's up with George Washington.Fast forward two-and-a-half centuries and the Princeton Board of Education called such a town meeting (no pilgrim hats required, though) on January 18^th to discuss ways to save money in the upcoming year.  See, New Jersey has been slowly decreasing the amount of money given to our lovely town’s school district, and the Board of Education projects that there will be a $2 million hole in next year’s budget.Hence the town meeting.  Board members hoped that people would come forth with ideas to save money, and many did.  Somebody suggested that the board should install solar panels in the schools; somebody else recommended changing the bus schedule to maximize efficiency. Others just waxed poetic about the pure evil of charter schools.Read more at AllPrinceton.