Just like Detroit.  In their schools they were asking parents to buy light bulbs and other sundry items.  Some of the closed/abandoned schools has millions of dollars worth equipment that was never retrieved… 

I guess government/publically-funded institutions when they get too large and powerful is to take and take, but give next to nothing back to the payee.  I see no end in sight to this either.

the only part wrong in this story, is Rob Fleming’s rant about underfunding
in schools.  Actually, spending in schools has gone UP, exponentially, above and beyond the cost of inflation over the past decade
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/research-news/display.aspx?id=22222  .

Especially when declining enrolment deems that even more $$ are being spent on our kids than ever before.

What needs to be examined, however, is where
the money is going. I know for a fact that our school Administration spent thousands of dollars on an artist to come in and draw pretty illustrations at the school planning sessions last year, while our most excellent art teacher at our school, was not asked to perform the same task for free.  Staff meetings at the school include catered meals/food.  Every month.  These are just 2 examples I have witnessed, and although it is not meant to be picky, it certainly needs some discussion when parents are then asked to
contribute $10 PAC contributions for our school every year, and, as this parent in the interview has most eloquently pointed out, why should we be paying for the necessities of our kids’ learning?  Curious to know where our tax dollars are going.  Perhaps to help fund even more committees and conferences for School and
Ministry staff to go and discuss what our kids need these days. 

And don’t even get me started on all the crazy spending at the District level…