"California to open costliest school in US — price $578m" by Christina Hoag, Associated Press | August 23, 2010
LOS ANGELES — The K-12 complex to house 4,200 students has raised eyebrows across the country as the crème de la crème of “Taj Mahal’’ schools with an eye-popping price tag of $578 million....
The complex follows on the heels of two other Los Angeles schools among the nation’s costliest — the $377 million Edward R. Roybal Learning Center, which opened in 2008, and the $232 million Visual and Performing Arts High School that debuted in 2009.
The pricey schools have been built during a sensitive period for the nation’s second-largest school system: Nearly 3,000 teachers have been laid off over the past two years, and the academic year and programs have been slashed. The district also faces a $640 million shortfall, and some schools persistently rank among the nation’s lowest-performing....
Do kids learn about looting in school?
Nationwide, dozens of schools have surpassed $100 million with amenities including atriums, orchestra-pit auditoriums, food courts, even bamboo nooks. The extravagance has led some to wonder where the line should be drawn and whether more money should be spent on teachers....
And less on wars, banks, and generous perks, pensions, and health plans for politicians?
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Related:
"The D.C. Public Schools are firing 241 teachers and warning more than 700 other employees that they could be fired in the next year if their performance doesn’t improve.
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Related:
"Native American students at schools overseen by the federal Bureau of Indian Education performed significantly worse on national standardized tests in reading and math compared with those in public schools.
Then they must be really bad because our public schools stink.
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You know, I think I'm going to drop out of the MSM school.
How sad when you come to realize that both use lies to "instruct."
