The last people to trust on educational issues is Great Schools .  Shame on any group of adults that uses school kids as props for their goals .  Buckendorf uses many single words to showcase her attack on Giessel , but at the end of the day none hold water.  Buckendorf offers no cuts to help , and her bottom line is she wants schools to be given a blank check . She even defends the bloated school administrations .  How can she defend the ASD ?   They just blew nearly 10 thousand dollars on a study to see why voters don't approve their bonds . They paid nearly a grand to delay a meeting on  turning a football practice field into a football stadium against local residents wishes .Taxpayers are sick and tired of the schools blowing money. Even when the student population declines---they scream for more money .   I attended a Great Schools rally and was shocked that their speaker didn't care if there were fewer students--they'd find something for the extra teachers to do . Thats pathetic.