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February 20, 2008

[edit] Education

"In particular, cost-benefit analyses will reveal that, for many households, Piedmont schools make more economic sense than private schooling." This sounds like it was written by a creative Piedmont real estate agent. Bias? Citation? The whole paragraph is very un-encyclopedic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.18.218.216 (talk) 07:19, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

This can be largely attributed to the dedicated population of parents who have resources to pay higher prices for housing so that their children can attend Piedmont schools instead of private schools. Is this sentence suggesting personal dedication on the part of Piedmont's parents, or just saying that their money is legally dedicated to the school district? If it's the former, the word "dedicated" should be struck; if the latter, the sentence needs rephrasing.

I find this section pretty offensive and poorly conceived/poorly written overall. Seems like the facts are: parcel tax, additional resources for public schools beyond neighbors' funding streams, excellent scores, many private school options nearby as well. But I find the overtly commercial and un-informative link to a realtor's website as reference #1 to be even more offensive. I thought Wikipedia was supposed to be non-commercial? A Piedmont resident and first-time commentor24.23.130.37 05:26, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] edit war over liberal/disapproval/criticism

Edit war over: It is an extremely liberal city known for its disapproval of conservatism. A liberal majority runs the city proudly and partisanly, receiving much criticism from residents. As noted with similar edits on Talk:Piedmont High School (California) this controversial statement needs verification from reliable sources as to the elements:

1. "extremely liberal...known for disapproval"
2. "liberal majority ... proudly and partisanly"
3. "much criticism from residents"

Noted sample google news archive edits at the Piedmont High talk page. Zedla (talk) 20:55, 20 February 2008 (UTC)