The need for cost efficient methods of maintaining education has been crucial in the state of Massachusetts. In order to verify whether or not school district regionalization is a viable solution to the education budget crisis in the state, a cost-benefit analysis was conducted to determine the social and fiscal implications of school consolidation in the sample frame, Worcester County. Several hypotheses were tested by data-driven research and replication of research models to compare and find correlations between various socioeconomic indicators. Furthermore, the General Laws of Massachusetts and current legislature regarding regionalization were reviewed, leading to the endorsement of a legislative bill and recommendation to reevaluate the current education funding formula.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Rashid, Sabbir M.
• Loucagos, Dimitrios A.
• Alvarez, Alexander Joseph

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Community
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101310-193036

Mot-clé

• Education, Secondary

Advisor

• Wyglinski, Alexander
• Vernon-Gerstenfeld, Susan

Year

• 2010

Center

• Boston, Massachusetts Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Gobi, Anne M.

Date created

• 2010-10-13

Emplacement

• Boston

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright