Q&A
Discussion on reducing costs for private school tuition (Carter cases)
4:27:02
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65 sec
Council Member Brewer asks Randy Mastro about strategies to reduce the amount of money spent on private school tuition, specifically referring to Carter cases. Mastro acknowledges the long-standing nature of the issue and suggests a multifaceted approach.
- Mastro proposes reviewing cases for both legal and policy solutions
- He suggests collaboration between the council and city administration to find alternative approaches
- Emphasis on the need for a new perspective on a decades-old problem
Gale A. Brewer
4:27:02
Okay.
4:27:03
How would you reduce the amount of money spent on private school tuition, the Carter cases?
Randy Mastro
4:27:10
Well, I I think we have to assess People
Gale A. Brewer
4:27:14
have been talking about this for 40 years.
Randy Mastro
4:27:16
I know.
4:27:16
I know we have.
Gale A. Brewer
4:27:17
And I've been listening to it for 40 years.
Randy Mastro
4:27:19
I know.
4:27:20
And I and I and I appreciate the question.
4:27:23
And I think that, you know, it it is a a question of reviewing those cases and trying to find both legal solutions, not just from a risk management standpoint, but also policy solutions and working with the council and the administration to find alternative courses because we have been talking about it for 40 years.
4:27:44
And in some ways, there must be a better way to provide those services at a at a different cost structure for the city.
4:27:55
So it's not just a legal issue.
4:27:57
It's a policy issue, and I think it involves putting the best minds together from the council and the city administration to try and find some alternative approaches as a matter of policy.
