kootchman
JoB… this is a labor tactic to increase membership. Repeated so often it becomes “common knowledge”….
and by class size kootch…which is controlled by dollars. I tend to agree. But it is NOT the only determinant.
‘We spend more NOW.. by far, then we did post WW2 dollars. Adjusted by inflation, in constant dollars, anyway you want to slice it.
I know better. My critter never saw a class with less than 28 kids until HS. I also know the decorum of the students and the teachers made this possible. Behavior standards in the classroom.
http://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/they-spend-what-real-cost-public-schools
You can dimiss it… Cato report… so it can’t be right.
Let’s use then, US Department of Education Statistics
Where is the Money Going?
According to the National Education Association, education funding has not kept pace with increases in enrollment or with the costs of educating a diverse student body and its varied needs.
However, the statistics released by the Department of Education tell a different story. Spending per pupil in public schools tripled in a 30 year period, and has more than doubled in the last 15 years.
http://education-portal.com/articles/Public_Education_Spending_Has_Doubled_in_the_Last_15_Years.html
You can argue for reform, smaller class sizes, but you cannot argue the public has been cheap, underfunded schools, quite the contrary, we spend a lot of money and have increased spending per annum almost continuously.