Example, my wife's school district, the superitendent gets a $700 a month vehicle allowance. The district is only about 25-30 square miles. When he started he drove a 4 or 5 year old ford truck. He now drives a jag. At the same time my wifes school is 3 years over due for new science text books.
Our administrators here earn about as much as a well paid teacher in other places. Our superintendent is pretty good. He is a good Christian man who runs a tight and efficient ship for having such a large school district. The same goes for my principal. My high school principal was phenomenal. He was an officer in the Army Reserves. He had actually flunked out of the same high school where later he became principal. He hated paperwork and would instead roam the halls seeing how he could help out teachers and students. He ran a strict but efficient and enjoyable school. I felt proud whenever he would compliment us on our behavior at a football game, for instance. He encouraged my congregation to set up a religious education program and remarked that that was a bunch of kids he did not have to worry about. He taught 3 classes a day to help struggling students. My principal could relate to anyone about anything. Students and parents alike loved him. When he had some run-ins with the school board, HUNDREDS of parents showed up to support him. To be honest, I never heard anything bad about him ever uttered by anyone who ever knew him. He remains a legend in my hometown today. I wish there were a lot more around like him.
There are good and bad out there and yes, I have seen bad examples too--there was a really bad superintendent some years back in my hometown. Luckily, he was forced out after a year and things have been fine since.
By the way, I call it no child's behind left law.