First Day is the easiest RIGHT?!?!

[rbayer]

Originally posted by robot180
Why couldn't they just buy a normal $500 sign and give the rest of the money out as bonuses to teachers or something?

Because then teachers would actually get something they deserve for once.

More seriously, with the way funding works in most schools, money can only be spent on very specific things. For example, my district recently passed a $60 million referendum for building maintenence/improvement. Not a single cent of that can legally go towards teachers, books, after school programs, etc. On the other hand, it means the HS is getting a new roof that (hopefully!) won't leak anymore...