Jules Rabin: Schools’ expanding role requires spending

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jules Rabin, who came to Vermont in 1968 to teach at Goddard College and 10 years later shifted to baking bread in a wood-fired oven. He lives in Plainfield.Dear Gov. Scott,
I‘m writing you in connection with your frequent remarks about what you consider to be a lopsided student-teacher ratio in Vermont’s schools.
I don’t question the fact that our student-staff ratio is high and may be among the highest in the nation.
I do question yo