What on God’s green earth are you talking about, Sunshine?

I’m just showing how the game is played.

Gigantic scam. Here’s how:

“What’s your name, son?”

“Michael Ramirez, sir.

“Ramirez, eh? How long have you been here?”

“Ohh I was born here. So was my father. My grandfather came here as a small boy in the 1940s….”

“Do you know ANYONE who ONLY speaks Spanish?”

“Ummmm…well my uncle came here a few years ago. He speaks mostly Spanish….”

“That’ll do!” (Checks box ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER). “Next!”

When did the whole school teachers/state budgets umbilical cord begin in the first place?

Am I naive, ignorant of history, or both, but…….shouldn’t teachers’ pay come from the local school district?

I would think there would be ways to use some state money to supplement salaries in poorer districts, but shouldn’t that be an “end-of-line” decision. Shouldn’t the primary drivers be local?

I’m no expert on school funding (far from it) but as it appears now, EVERYTHING seems to flow from Sacto. And let’s not even talk about how the Feds got involved here.

(sarcasm folks, sarcasm)