"JimR" wrote in message

It also helps cover the local cost of meeting new federal mandates,
requirements which originate in Washington and direct local governments to
do something but without providing funds for the task.

But it is still OUR money. School boards complain about unfunded mandates,
but in reality, they want them so they can continue to build an empire with
taxpayer money, no matter the source. Sooner or later people will realize
it takes more than money to educate children, but for not, they will just
keep asking for more money.