SOURCE: openpagov.org
“School reformers should try to make public schools cheaper, not just better.” – The Slate
We lag behind other countries – PewResearch
“The United States routinely spends more tax dollars per high-school athlete than per high-school math student—unlike most countries worldwide.” – The Atlantic
“To improve education in America, look beyond the traditional school model” – The Brookings Institute
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That amounts to a 97% increase in spending and a 4% decrease in enrollment. So how much have schools improved?
I suspect if asked, the answer would be that we are improving but we can’t measure that because “our evaluation process has changed.”
I (being a conspiracy nut) have always suspected that the change in evaluation was to do precisely that; make it impossible to track performance over a substantial period. I can hardly put in words how liberating it felt when my third kid graduated. Now I’m just am armchair quarterback all I have invested now is money, and lots of it.