teacher furloughs

[knieft]

I remember several years back when someone went public (or maybe it was simply an article in the newspaper) about how top-heavy DOE was and they sent out a list of numbers to teachers. As I remember it, by DOE's categorical scheme, admin costs were about 10%. But when looking through the line items I came up with at least 40%.

So I have tried to find out the DOE numbers. I have searched long and hard for current detailed data regarding the Hawaii DOE's actual budget. I can usually dig up something close to what I'm looking for on the net, but this seems to be a black hole.

Why are the DOE budget details not _completely_ transparent? How does it happen that the public is not privy to such information? Aren't taxpayers footing the bill? Isn't this a "public program"?

(Granted the teacher's union, HSTA, is similarly opaque regarding where the dues actually go...)

Isn't there some sort of "sunshine law" regarding the money trail of democratic government in Hawaii? Anybody know of any pertinent links?

(I'm counting on Bob Orts to set me straight here. )

Cheers,
Kirt