{"id":5491,"date":"2011-01-24T21:43:20","date_gmt":"2011-01-25T03:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/?p=5491"},"modified":"2011-08-19T21:26:18","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T02:26:18","slug":"spending-more-money-on-education-does-not-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/spending-more-money-on-education-does-not-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Spending More Money on Education Does Not Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are constantly bombarded with pleas for more money for education. After all, it’s for the CHILDREN. They DESERVE a good education. MORE MONEY is the answer.<\/p>\n

Sadly, more money is not the answer. Locally, Milwaukee Public Schools shows us exactly why money is not the problem.\u00a0 The district increases total spending nearly every year<\/a>. If you look at the spending on a per student basis, the spending increases are staggering<\/a>.\u00a0 In an 8 year period, MPS increased per student spending by over 56%. At the same time, less than 1\/2 of 10th graders were able to read, and less than 1\/3 of 10th graders were able to do basic math<\/a>.MPS is currently spending more than $16,000 per student. Area private schools are getting better results, and spending only $5,000 to $8,000 per student.<\/p>\n

This is an excellent graph<\/a> showing how more federal spending doesn’t improve educational results:<\/p>\n

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And this graph shows how total education spending (local, state and federal combined) does not improve results:<\/p>\n

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Spending increased dramatically, yet test scores essentially stayed flat. (I realize there are people who think test scores are meaningless. I say that they’re one of the few ways we have to judge the effectiveness of our educational system. Until we have a better tool to measure education, test scores will have to do.)<\/em><\/p>\n

The article featuring these graphs is eye-opening.<\/a> The big increase in school spending just increased the number of employees.<\/p>\n

John Stossel suggests eliminating the U.S. Department of Education<\/a> all together, and says it’s ridiculous for the federal government to take money from the states, launder it, and return it to the states.<\/p>\n

Clearly, SOMETHING needs to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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