It's the latest way of increasing funding on schools while avoiding significant forms to the way that education is funded:

1. Hire an outside firm to look at school finances.

2. The report calls for massive spending increases.

3. Politicians use the report as leverage for ramping up spending.

Writing in a policy brief (PDF) for the Allegheny Institute, Sarah Titus and Jake Haulk say that the report undercounts federal funding in the state.

For more, seen an earlier brief, "Governor Buys into Seriously Flawed Costing Out Study." (PDF)