[nothingnew]

So, now Gov. Bush is imposing financial penalties against school districts that continue to promote illiterate students.

Uhmmmm, lessee...WHO pays the $$penalties?...Teachers?...bwahahaha!...we all know they don't get paid enough...The school boards?...Bwahahahaha!!...they get paid by YOU...Lessee, who's gonna pay the $penalties$?...

FMCDH

[summer]

Re your post #16 - In answer to your question of who pays the penalties, the answer is the school district, by losing funding. From article:

While Bush's A+ Plan for Education, passed in 1999, did not penalize districts for promoting failed readers, schools that ignore the new law could lose their share of lottery proceeds, as well as other state funding.

I think that's a good idea, as schools don't want to lose any funding.