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# Letter: Criticism of school spending and the school board's funding priorities
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/060207-story-20070602-7/
- Published: 2007-06-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T00:56:16.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

“EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST scams in California. We get about a nickel’s worth of value for every dollar spent. The school board is still second in unnecessary funding to the City Council.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 2, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/060207.pdf?ref=smdp.com)