(Washington Post) — Follow the money, if you can. First, Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee announces that an extra $34 million is available in the D.C. schools budget for teacher pay raises. Two days later, Chief Financial Officer Natwar M. Gandhi declares that not only is most of it nonexistent but also that Rhee is running a projected $30 million over budget in her central office operation. Within hours, Rhee says an unspecified $29 million has been “identified” to fund the raises.
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