hard deadlines

How many words does it take to say "yes?" Just check out this answer from the RI Department of Education's FAQ on the proposed funding formula:

Will this proposal increase my property taxes?

These decisions will need to be made by local municipalities based on their current per pupil funding levels, student performance, and an examination of local investments. This proposal, along with changes to state Maintenance of Effort statute (R.I.G.L. § 16-7-23), will allow some communities to reduce local property tax if the school district is high performing and has an adequate per pupil funding level. Many communities may need to revisit district budgets depending on their per pupil expenditures. There are other communities who have not adequately contributed to their education system and will need to increase local investments; however, this could be done through shifts from other areas of spending and does not automatically mean taxes will increase.
— From the RIDE funding FAQs

Shifts from other areas of spending? What planet does Dr. Kenneth Wong live on?

I will try not to blog every one of these forehead-slappingly horrifying discoveries as I go through the materials RIDE dumped in the Friday night newshole, but this one, I just had to share.

Editorial note: Newspeak is the language used in 1984 to utter such memorable truths as "War is Peace," and "Freedom is Slavery."