Several years ago, I wrote a piece about that there is greater testimony to the true nature of circumstances than the actions of the individual or group. The latest actions and words by the Hudson School board and administrators certainly give credence to this thought.

Remember just a few short months ago during the campaign to pass a school referendum, the Superintendent continually talked about the continuing explosive growth in Hudson. Her latest comments in the Pioneer Press about how the district office may opt for portables, which would leave them, wriggle room to move back to the high school if growth flattens out, is testimony that her previous cries about growth were in fact a lie. A lie many of us on this site exposed over a year ago as we continued to track flattening home sales, non-existent new construction, and declining home values. A fact strangely confirmed by the papers after the referendum, though they were well aware of these trends.

It has also been noted that the enrollment at the high school was less in January than it was at the beginning of the school year in September; something that has not happened in many years. There is also strong evidence that next year’s freshman class will be significantly lower than the current senior class, which means enrollment at the high school will be declining. Additionally it is speculated that kindergarten numbers for next year will greatly lower than projections. We will know about these matters in the near future. However, I believe the Superintendent’s statements may have already disclosed the validity of what we suspect.

No doubt, I and others have been highly critical of the curriculum and the manner in which it is taught in our local government schools. We have not allowed ourselves to be emotionally duped by the mantra of “quality education”. Furthermore, we have emphasized the achievement and cost differences between local private schools and government schools. Years ago, former board member Nancy Donovan gave testimony to the nature of achievement when she stated that the students attending the high school who came from private schools were more advanced than those who attended the K-* government schools. But the students from government education were able to catch up in high school. Of course that was twisting the truth; it wasn’t so much the government school kids progressing as it was the progress of private school students being halted. Read More→