Meh, not so much. Look at it this way: schools are political systems. Therefore, they exist and will continue to exist entirely based on the perceived value th

Meh, not so much. Look at it this way: schools are political systems. Therefore, they exist and will continue to exist entirely based on the perceived value the voters are getting. I seriously doubt voters sit down debating complicated metrics. Whatever the criteria that causes voters to vote one way or another is, you can be assured it is a simple one. Sure, the nerdy, pointy-hat discussion is way down in the weeds, but that's not how political systems operate -- unless you're just trying to blow smoke up people's asses, in which case you can line up a dozen experts for and against anything you want. It's back to clanning and politics. This ain't engineering.