After the third change, the town would have spend $ 3,000 but otherwise be right back where it started,
effectively leaving all taxpayers worse off than if
none of the actions had been approved, and
leaving nobody (except maybe the supplier of museum artifacts) better off.
The fact that
none of the gains observed in earlier years translate into improved high - school performance
leaves one to wonder whether high schools are
effectively building on the gains achieved in earlier years.