The basic alignment that you're talking about, all that does is confuse the public so the public can understand that the basic allotment is a small percentage of the overall funding that goes to funding education. The total amount that goes to schools is more like about 15 or $16,000 [per student]. One reason why we don't put too much money in the basic allotment is because administrators use that to grow administration. (02:18–02:24)
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