Originally Posted by 1234

One problem with this whole discussion is that everyone focuses on the teachers. I think that the real problem is the entire administration. The education dept has evolved into a giant bloated pig. How many staff do we need to have in the principles office? Of every dollar that gets spent on education, how much of it actually gets to the classroom and how much is siphoned off within an overly large admin. Our school district (MN) is closing an elementary school and they made a bunch of cuts in the budget, one of those cuts that really struck me was a middle school activities director which cost the school district nearly $100k/yr. That is crazy.

addition: I am trying to figure out how this discussion is similar to the ALPA national unionized group where we have secretaries making more than most regional pilots and legacy FO's.