Braintree investing in schools New facilities, more teachers, and now higher MCAS scores

What a great headline and story in the Globe story by Jessica Bartlett

Braintree investing in schools New facilities, more teachers, and now higher MCAS scores

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The progress was conspicuously on display last month at Braintree High School, where the athletic fields, their artificial turf still smelling new, were dedicated durig a well-attended ceremony.

Just a few days later, Governor Deval Patrick visited East Middle School, which was named one of the state’s “Commendation Schools’’ for improved MCAS scores.

Such improvements inside and outside the classroom are occurring even in a tough budgetary climate, as Braintree implements an investment strategy that emphasizes spending on teachers and supplements local revenue with state funding for facilities.

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Some local officials see a strong correlation between Braintree’s capital spending on the schools and increased student performance.

“I think it’s been a priority for the mayor, the Town Council, and the School Committee,’’ Town Councilor Charles Ryan said. “I think when you have students learning in a better atmosphere, when you’re fixing the schools and repairing the schools, it would lead to better performance.’’