Try to imagine this happening in the good ole USA: the government fails to release funds to pay teachers' salaries, so the teachers ask for their wages from students. Okay, stop laughing. What could never happen in America is happening right now in India. Teachers in two schools in Chhindwara district have asked parents to cough up 500 Rupees (or $11, but a significant sum in India) to pay teachers' salaries. Needless to say, parents are not happy.