When she lived in N. Carolina, my niece spent over 30K on special Ed help for her daughter, who had significant challenges with articulate speech and was quite difficult to understand. The public school system she later attended in Massachusetts provided speech therapy; no need to spend a dime. Private schools are not a necessity in most towns here; we expect and demand that public schools do the job. Besides making Massachusetts a bit more affordable, this ethos helps level the playing field for those who are not affluent because paying private school tuition isn’t necessary for a decent education. Mass. does need to buck up with its public transportation system to expand it and make it more reliable. We didn’t pass a ballot measure to increase the gas tax to fund transportation projects years ago and it’s biting us in the rear.

When she lived in N. Carolina, my niece spent over 30K on special Ed help for her daughter, who had significant challenges with articulate speech and was quite difficult to understand. The public school system she later attended in Massachusetts provided speech therapy; no need to spend a dime. Private schools are not a necessity in most towns here; we expect and demand that public schools do the job. Besides making Massachusetts a bit more affordable, this ethos helps level the playing field for those who are not affluent because paying private school tuition isn’t necessary for a decent education. Mass. does need to buck up with its public transportation system to expand it and make it more reliable. We didn’t pass a ballot measure to increase the gas tax to fund transportation projects years ago and it’s biting us in the rear.

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