August 24, 2010 12:10PM 

# LA School District: $578 Million School Doesn’t Count 

By [Adam B. Schaeffer](https://www.cato.org/people/adam-b-schaeffer) 

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Many thanks to [John Seiler](http://www.calwatchdog.com/2010/08/20/lausd-spends-30k-per-student/comment-page-1/) at the *Orange County Register* and *Cal​Watch​dog​.com* for trying to get the LA Unified School District to clearly explain their finances to the taxpayers who pay for their [dysfunctional system](https://www.cato.org/public-schools-are-modern-monuments-to-profligacy/).

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[Education](https://www.cato.org/education), [Center for Educational Freedom](https://www.cato.org/center-educational-freedom) 

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