Money For Nuthin

What's the easiest way imaginable for schools in Oregon to get extra money? Why... the easiest way is to get paid for students that don't attend:

Each year, school districts across Oregon get millions of dollars for students who are not actually there - so-called 'phantom students.'

On Wednesday the House Education Committee opened hearings on the proposal by Rep. Gene Whisnant, R-Sunriver, to end the practice which allows school districts with declining enrollments to receive state money for an extra year after a student leaves.

This year, the declining enrollment subsidy amounts to roughly $58 million.

The WifeWonk taught in a public middle school (known as a "secundaria") while we were living in Mexico. There, her colleagues called such phantom students "Caspers."

Via: Education Intelligence Agency -------------------------For the latest edition of The Carnival Of Education, click here.

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