[patton]

It is not the teachers - frankly, they are underpaid (the good ones).

From what I figgured out, 39% of the budget goes to teachers and facilities.

THE OTHER 69% is OVERHEAD!

Somebody need to do some requiremnts defintion, IMHO. Why do we pay for all this crap?

Madiera, the ONLY private school in the DC area that costs more than public school, includes dressage lessons. WTFO?

[ASOC]

Locally 86% of the budget goes to salary and bennis - like $850 a month to pay for teacher insurance. I worked out a beginning teacher, 4 year liberal arts degree, 0 experience and likely 0 real life knowledge pulls in just under $30/hr. (8 hr/day, 182 days/working year)

That's not underpaid.