[GailA]

IF the funds were MORE wisely spent, teachers in TN would be better paid. In Memphis their school board choses "pretty" schools at nearly double to cost of Shelby Co schools. Over putting those funds into the teachers pay, equipment, books, etc. One glass curtain wall $132,000 by an OUT OF STATE artist. I'm sure the students really cared about how pretty their school looked.

[NewCenturions]

There was a story at the beginning of the school year about a brand new Middle TN (multi-million dollar) school building opening and the teachers were moaning that because of budget problems, the school library had NO books! Now, who was the genius that signed off on the big, expensive building but didn't give a thought as to what to put into it?! Poor planning or corruption or both?