Old friend Mike McClurken has recently been in touch; he has revised and (greatly) expanded his earlier report on the ORCSD and it is now available from his website: www.orcsdnumbers.org. Mike tells me also he's planning to post there once or twice a month on topics of interest.
As for the new report when he said "greatly expanded" he wasn't kidding...the first edition was 87 pages and the new one is 42 pages longer! Mike describes it as "a data-driven examination of spending and outcomes in the Oyster River Cooperative School District" and it certainly is. I would further describe it as incredibly comprehensive; the amount of research and analysis that went into the report is mind-boggling.
Despite the fact that some of the math is beyond me (I was an English major) I found it quite reader-friendly. I strongly recommend that anyone interested in our schools take the time to look at it; even if you don't read every word there is plenty here to inform and enlighten.
