Public school advocates have argued that a 2 percent increase in state funding isn’t enough. Class sizes are growing. Programs are being cut. Teachers are leaving. The funding formula is broken. That’s what they say, and they’re right.
And then there’s the Iowa City Community School District.
Last August, district administrators transferred $10 million from an insurance fund into the general fund to cover payroll. They did not tell the school board. The board found out five months later, when they were asked to retroactively approve a loan they didn’t know existed…