belleph - It has with a bit similarity here in our country.

Carlo - Ha. I've always wondered where all those supplies go too.  Do they really use four 8 ounce bottles of glue per kid every year in kindergarten?  I guess they do.  I don't think they're selling the excess glue on the black market or anything, but maybe it's time for some non-glue related activities.

Lightly Seasoned (Guest) - The fundraisers generally go to "extras," while tax money is paying for the expenses associated with the buildings and staff.  I'm very modestly paid, but if you include my medical (no family plan is offered), pension, and payroll taxes, I think I'm about a $70,000 expense every year.  As a high school teacher, I don't get to send out classroom supply lists, so I end up paying for all the kleenex, the new pencil sharpener, etc. myself. 

The fundraising companies should be outlawed.  As far as I'm concerned, they exploit child labor for their own profit.  We will very rarely participate.