At $578 million the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools will open next month in Los Angeles at the site of the assassination of its namesake at the Ambassador Hotel.
This K-12 complex, to house 4,200 students, is remarkable in its architecture, glass and metal predominate, and includes a state-of-the-art swimming pool, fine art murals, a huge auditorium "fit for the oscars", and a faculty dining room that would put a fine restaurant to shame.
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The estimated cost is said to be $250,000 per pupil, more than the Bird's Nest stadium constructed for the Olympics in Beijing, price tag $500 million, and the Denver Broncos stadium $400 million.
With a Los Angeles Unified School District budget deficit of $640 million, and 3000 teachers having been laid off this is a luxury we couldn't afford, especially since the L.A.U.S.D. is one of the lowest performing school districts in the country with a more than 35% dropout rate.
Officials at the District say that the money for the building is from voter approved bonds and can only be spent on this building. This money is totally separate from the budget for teachers and textbooks.
I wonder if voters really knew what they were approving and if they would endorse the measure again.
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