LA unified really needs to stop whining

All we ever hear about from the LA unified school district and the teachers is compaining about a lack of money for the system. And with some of Ahhh-nold's recent travels, he's met with teachers and other government employees protesting some of his propositions and ballot measures. But hot off the wire comes stuff like this: SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2005--Advanced Placement(a) students from the Los Angeles Unified School District are using AP Exam Review from Apex Learning® to prepare for their 2005 AP(a) exams as a result of an agreement announced today by the nation's second largest school district and the leading publisher of online instructional materials for secondary education. "By offering AP Exam Review again this year throughout the District, we're providing our AP students with a high quality AP test preparation program," said Sheila Smith, district coordinator, Gifted/Talented Programs, Los Angeles Unified School District. "For students in our regular AP courses as well as those taking online courses from Apex Learning offered by the District, active use of AP Exam Review helps to ensure they have the best chance for success on their spring Advanced Placement exams," she said. Since when is it the job of the state to provide extraordinary materials while the state is in budgetary chaos. I went to a private high school and I took plenty of AP classes and for none of them did the school provide name brand study materials. I bought those on my own. If the schools are running short of money, why are they buying stuff they don't need to buy? If you're gonna spend money like it grows on trees, what do you expect Ahh-nold to do but cut your funding to stop the bleeding. Notice how Sheila said that they were "providing the students with a high quality AP test preparation program." Instead of just buying them all the possible study guides out there, maybe they shoud try teaching the kids. How's that for a novel idea?