Thank you, Ms. Blackstock.
I don't even know where to begin. We've been hearing stories like this as we go across the country. I am curious, though; successive governments--and again, it's not partisan--were all looking at inputs and outcomes. Clearly there isn't enough input, although there is some, but the outcomes are dismal.
To my way of thinking, we're not making any kind of headway, or if we are, it's not even close to being good enough.
I'm curious about the third funding formula that you described. Could you just elaborate on it? You said it's 45 years old. Do you have any sense of why we are clinging to it like it's some kind of life preserver?