30 Year Education Bonds for 3 Year Technology = $$$$$$$$ Millions
Legislative austerity? Smart spending for education? Schools are underfunded, so real caution is needed to excel in the 21st Century. Creating government 30 year, and shorter, bonds for millions and millions of dollars. Using the money to buy technology guaranteed to last up to 3 years. Really?
Yes, thirty to four hundred million dollars in bond money is being spent in one California city for iPads alone.
So, what could go wrong?
“We have a number of upgrade, modernization and improvement projects that exceed $7 billion,” Walsh said. “It is a matter of prioritizing what the issues are. The facilities people have been having conversations with stakeholders.” Other California cities, and even Texas cities, are mentioned in the full article HERE. Notice all the highly paid financial and