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Article: Pinching Pennies with Good Results.(school districts' achievement of low-cost academic success)
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- School Administrator
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- March 1, 1996
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Superintendents Explain Their School Districts' Low-Spending, High-Performing Status
When Elizabeth Logan, superintendent of the Solanco School District in Quarryville, Pa., was asked to talk about Solanco's selection as one of the nation's low-spending, high-performance school districts, she graciously agreed to an interview.
Logan promptly returned a reporter's phone call, patiently answered numerous questions, and thoughtfully talked about how the district had achieved its enviable ranking. But after about 40 minutes, she became a bit uneasy. Logan's frugal side had begun to emerge. "I'm beginning to wonder how much this telephone call is going to ...