tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post5955423435358193464..comments2024-03-28T11:57:21.902-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Don't Fix Your BuildingPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-58210434934539955542015-09-08T22:07:38.442-04:002015-09-08T22:07:38.442-04:00The next time your state representatives want to p...The next time your state representatives want to put the taxpayers on the hook for a new multi-million dollar NFL stadium, ask if it will make the players play better.Liberal Democrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792530615004672473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-84399988360836710452015-09-08T09:36:37.807-04:002015-09-08T09:36:37.807-04:00I have access to the paper. Here is a relevant quo...I have access to the paper. Here is a relevant quote:<br /><br />The prevalence of public schools in need of repair is worrisome because poor physical environments may impede student achievement if students learn more easily in safe, clean, controlled environments (Jones and Zimmer, 2001).<br /><br />Indeed, recent evidence on the impacts of very large construction projects in contexts where school facilities were either in very poor condition or non-existent suggests that new school construction projects can improve student outcomes (Duflo, 2001; Aaronson and Mazumder, 2011; Neilson and Zimmerman, 2014). For instance, Neilson and Zimmerman (2014) find positive effects on reading achievement of a construction project financed through state and federal sources that cost $70,000 per pupil and involved rebuilding almost every school campus in an urban district (New Haven, CT). However, this type of capital campaign is atypical in the U.S. where school capital projects (both renovations and new construction) are primarily financed locally through the issuance of voter-approved bonds that are repaid with property taxes.2 For instance, the average per-pupil size of capital campaigns in Texas, the state we study in this paper, is about $7,800. The achievement effects of investments of this magnitude remain unclear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-19893000198725217452015-09-08T08:14:18.888-04:002015-09-08T08:14:18.888-04:00Yes, you SHOULD be hard on them precisely because ...Yes, you SHOULD be hard on them precisely because they are economists, until they get the hell out of areas like education, of which they know nothing.<br /><br />Besides having facilities in good working order, since we're dealing with human psyches, there ought to be an effort to also make them aesthetically pleasing instead of feeling like an institution.Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-53112827262239210162015-09-08T08:08:57.520-04:002015-09-08T08:08:57.520-04:00Haha! Yep, I'm sure that will be the next rese...Haha! Yep, I'm sure that will be the next research subject for these guys. Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-84472379461025785712015-09-08T07:54:39.982-04:002015-09-08T07:54:39.982-04:00If leaking roofs aren't fixed, then mold will ...If leaking roofs aren't fixed, then mold will develop and the building will eventually be condemned. That will be very expensive. Schools need buildings and buildings need to be maintained. I guess these people want public school children to go to schools without heat, air-conditioning, working toilets, etc. How is that going to be good for education and good for the health of the children? My children attend public schools and they deserve clean and healthy buildings with heat, air, etc. What's next? An analysis of how bus maintenance does not raise test scores? Maybe the buses don't need new tires or brakes? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07228908566250306699noreply@blogger.com