Last day of school a waste of money

The last day of school in the APS costs taxpayers the same as every other day of school; nearly five million dollars.  We pay for 182 of them every year.

Students don't get 182 days of learning.  The truth is they get nowhere close.

Take away all the days when students are doing something beside learning; days spent in testing for example, and I wouldn't be surprised to find students probably spend one day in two "learning".  Senior year in the APS ends two weeks early.

In the past, APS' Executive Director of Communications Monica Armenta has claimed some pretty outrageous numbers for last day attendance; 2012, link.  That was the year she offered; if the last day of school was meaningless, it was the teacher's fault.  And in 2011, link.

One wonders what she will claim this year.

One wonders if the establishment media will even ask.




photo Mark Bralley