[rdcbn]

School funding at record high.

Academic and graduation rate performance at record low.

We are in a curious situation where the more we spend on education, the worse of an education the system provides to students.

And yet students in India are excelling academically and taking classes such as calculus while studying in dirt floor, open air tents housing close to 100 students per class.

[zerosix]

Once again putting the lie to the teachers' unions and others' demands, that throwing money into worthless publik skools equals success for students!

Take the money & give it in a voucher form, to the students' families to go to the school of their choice (immigration status of the students and parents verified first & maybe we can eliminate a few thousand students.)

[VAFreedom]

Does it take into account to inflation? Now, i do believe a lot of the money are wasted due poor decision on spending.

[Paulie]

Hey - indoctrination ain’t cheap!

[jalisco555]

I couple of years ago I read part of a Dept. of Education report that said that K-12 per pupil spending had tripled, adjusted for inflation, since 1970 with no measurable improvement in math and reading scores. This fact was buried deep but was dug out by Reason.