Letter to the editor: Expensive school doesn't equal good education

The recent article on the incredibly high cost of the Hempfield Area Senior High School (“Hempfield high school project plan is millions of dollars over budget, must be revised,” Aug. 11, TribLIVE) brought a major, vital question to my mind — those kids are getting an exceptional education, right? What are their test scores? Publish them, now. Any school district that’s facing these beyond-belief costs for a “building” need to be assured that the students are being well educated, on subjects like reading, math, writing, human life skills (checkbook balancing, basic cooking, sewing, child care, etc.). And then there are the most vital ingredient, teachers! Get good ones and pay them well.

Schools are like people: It’s not what you see on the outside that really matters; it’s what’s inside that counts. A fancy building doesn’t equal good education.

Janet Schlemmer

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