The data in Florida show that despite the Legislature’s billion dollar effort to raise teacher salaries, they’re still getting the short end of the stick while administrators are living large. Union contracts at the local level block teachers from directly receiving the pay raises the Legislature has given them. And Florida districts have more money available to them today than before universal choice. All while serving fewer students. If school districts are looking for ways to improve their finances, they should start by trimming their administrative bloat. If the unions are looking to give teachers a raise, they should see themselves out and let teachers receive the money they’re owed without the union middleman.