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Nest stadium built for last summer s olympics in beijing. it is the most expensive public school ever built in this country. price tag, $578 million. but some say it s a luxury the los angeles school district cannot afford. welcome to the alice in wonderland world of education politics in los angeles. where up is down, down is up, and none of these decisions have anything to do with kids. reporter: the district has a $640 million budget shortfall. they ve laid off 3,000 teachers. l.a. unified is one of the lowest-performing school districts in america. so why not take the money that was spent there and spend it on education? illegal. illegal. reporter: district officials say the money for school construction comes from voter-approved bonds. totally separate from what s budgeted for textbooks and teachers. i sense that you are a little embarrassed about the price tag of this thing. yes. it bothers me. reporter: l.a. s not alone. in new york city, a $235 million school. i ....