Saturday, September 18, 2010

California Schools: Monuments to Mediocrity

Meredith Turney  "It’s common for teachers unions to throw around huge dollars in political campaigns just to safeguard their interests. But ridding the state constitution of the added taxpayer protections in a two-thirds budget vote would clear the way for unions to get whatever they want—including the kind of wasteful spending found in LAUSD. Keep in mind LAUSD is currently grappling with deficit of $640 million. The $578 million school could have covered almost the entire deficit. Although bond measures financed the school’s construction, such wasteful spending is not uncommon throughout the school system." 
Meanwhile, most dedicated teachers spend their own money for many classroom items and visual aids .
Pictured: Entrance to the new school auditorium; via NowPublic

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