[NormsRevenge]

Very good info.

Each district sounds like it is its own little fiefdom with its own characteristics that determine how much they can grab out of the money trough.

As a side note, we have no children but do have nieces and nephews in schools, so it is not like I have an axe to grind with the districts, per se. But I also live in the Bay Area where we have as much screwed up management as anywhere in the state. It is in the news from time to time how the boards and managers just don;t handle much less count beans well.

However, being a taxpayer and getting milked just like someone with 10 kids, I want the maximum ROI for my dollar, is that too much to ask?

Thanks again for the info.

[BigBobber]

This could be a very good change. The current system is very inequitable and unfair. My kid's district gets thousands of dollars less per student than the neighboring district. Both have similar socio-ecomomic profiles.

This is also a way to find out where the money really goes - because a lot of it is never making it to the kids. The CTA and educrats will howl like stick pigs about this proposal. If they do, you can bet it is a good thing.

[tubebender]

I wonder how much leeway the locals have in spending with all the mandates from DC and SAC...