Posted by Jim Battin at 12:00 am on Aug 03, 2007 Comments Off on LAUSD – Taking Money From Kids That Need It
Throughout California, schools are scrambling to find money to
help under-performing students meet federal and state educational
standards. Getting the funds to help students in a given school
year can determine whether a school district hits or misses its
yearly progress goals. There are limited funds and no shortage of
school districts that need them. That’s why the "grab and stash"
actions of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), a
district that already gets the lion’s share of many educational
money pots, is particularly egregious.
According to the LA Daily News (July 5, 2007), "Over
[the last] four years, [LAUSD)] filed claims for and received $46.6
million in state money under the Pupil Promotion and Retention
Program." But, according to a recent state audit,
only a fraction of that money was actually justified. Now, the
State Controller’s Office says, 97.4 percent of those funds,
$45.4 million, must be returned.
How could such a large… Read More