Public education is the biggest racket going in this country today! Period! End of sentence.
I know they seem to have the least questioned budget and form a huge chunk of the State's budget here. Looking locally, though, millions of dollars have gone unaccounted for and not officially approved as expenditures, even in a relatively small school system, with less than stellar educational results.
It is one of the local things that can be checked out, and a forensic audit is in order. Needless to say, there is considerable friction against that idea form official sources, claiming the expense is too great but if you could spend a quarter to find out where the $20 bill went, wouldn't you?
Because it will keep happening until it is stopped.