There's also a bit of the broken window fallacy at play here: Not seen is the science and investment not created by the mis-direction of resources to this or that temporarily favored project or field.

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Public-school parents accuse the board of the 9, 000-student East Ramapo Central School District of cutting teachers, guidance counselors, art programs, all-day kindergarten and the high school marching band, while diverting public resources to favored Orthodox institutions.

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