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IH, I don't know if you read the entire article, because I think some of what you are claiming is inaccurate:

"Districts had to pay for new facilities or construction or new desks, that weren't covered by the state," said Brian Stecher, a senior social scientist at RAND Corp., one of the supervisors of the independent analysis of the state's class size reduction program. "And there were hidden costs because the reimbursement they received from the state for lowering their class size was in many cases less than the cost of hiring a new teacher and setting up a teaching station. So districts reported to us that had to take money from other areas to keep the class size program going."

Details of just how much districts are spending to pay for the class size reduction program are hard to come by; but it's a cost that many say they can no longer afford. The era of soaring budget surpluses is over in California, and public school budgets are also taking a hit. As districts scramble to find ways to save money, some are opting, reluctantly, to eliminate the caps on class size in the early grades.

But, you are correct about one thing -- and, that is how many financial incentives exist to get teachers to go into the worst schools in CA, like the ones in inner city CA. It is amazing how much they are willing to pay teachers there, and how much more they will pay for, say, a Nationally Certified Teacher. Yet, oddly enough, all the money in the world would not induce me to teach there, after I read the online diaries of several teachers who tried teaching there, and left. Teaching in those schools sounds like nothing more than a major migraine headache everyday, with vandalism, teachers worrying about their cars being stolen, violence in the schools and other serious problems. Sorry -- who needs that much grief in a day to day job.

Tell me what parts are inaccurate. The parts of the article you quoted are the same for all school districts, rich or poor, except for the part about new facilities. New facilities are generally more expensive in more expensive areas due to property values so here again, poor schools have an advantage. They just simple can't utilize their advantages because there is never enough for the freeloaders. Put up a fence, throw the food and textbooks over the fence and give a graduation exam once a year. Those that pass get out.