THE SCHOOL COST MYTH
Myth: Affordable housing will bring large families and more children to the community, thereby increasing the burden on schools. Increased housing levels do not equate to an increase in school costs, according to a study by the Donohue Institute at the University of Massachusetts, which studied seven Massachusetts communities with mixed-income housing between 1994 and 2004. The study found that teaching staff levels and overall expenditures increased independently of changes