And in a poor district, there are different kinds of costs.

The difference between rich and poor school districts is a major problem for public schools in many states.

Putting on a musical in a poor school district is another matter.

But not all of this state and Federal money made it from the poor districts to their individual schools.

Others of those states have also had to increase spending on poor districts, she said.

Now, the poor districts spend about 84 percent, he said.

School systems in poor districts are allowed to increase spending by 6.5 percent a year.

Not to do so would leave them open to more court challenges from other poor school districts, they said.

"He just had a certain personal arrogance about him that didn't go down well in a poor district."

These boys from the poor districts came home, having saved the country, and we did nothing for them.