State's school funding process is failing

11-20-2009

Column by Michael Hiltzik/Los Angeles Times

Anyone who has spent time in or around government, from the deeply embedded bureaucrat to the young policy wonk, knows that there are two important issues in funding a public program. One, is it getting enough money? Two, is the money being spent wisely? On both counts, California's method of financing its schools gets a big fat F. On a per-pupil basis, our schools are among the most poorly funded in the country, and no one can be sure that the money they do get serves its purpose. Ask those who have devoted time to examining the system: The way this state doles out money to K-12 education isn't merely inefficient and ineffective, it's insane. This is the standard opinion of economists, education experts and business leaders. (more...)

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