From the Carolina Journal: “NEA researchers estimate that the United States will spend just under $675 billon on public education this school year. To put that figure in perspective, public school spending alone is roughly equal to the gross domestic product of Switzerland, the 20th-largest economy in the world.”
Topic: education spending
Republicans Increase Education Spending
Not that that’s a good thing. At the Cato Institute, several conservatives squared off to discuss education reform. David Cleary, Majority Staff Director for the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee attached to the…
$8 Billion Spent on Teacher Development Have Not Improved Teachers
Wait, spending more money on teachers to help them in professional development doesn’t actually help?! The 50 largest school districts in America collectively spend $8 billion a year on professional development for teachers. What are…
Lesson from Freddie Gray: It’s Not About the Money
Good take from Marc Tucker: “David Brooks wrote a column that ran in the New York Times on May 1 that got me thinking. In it, he points out that the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood that Freddie…
No, Baltimore Schools Aren’t Underfunded
A great find by the Washington Examiner. No, liberals, Democrats and President Obama, Baltimore public schools are not underfunded. They actually spend a lot of money per student, barely below the high-spending liberal Montgomery County…
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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