[Cincinatus' Wife]

Gotta keep the body count up so the funding comes in--or derive it from court-imposed fines....

Yes. Follow the money - $700 BILLION per year from all sources. 50% to 50%+ of all states' budgets are fed into public education.

Notice no mention was made of grades or course material mastery, only attendance. I wonder how many were bored stiff?

Bump!

[moog]

Gotta keep the body count up so the funding comes in--or derive it from court-imposed fines....

Actually, through no child's behind left law, the attendance has to be 95% or your school can be labelled.