03-27-2005, 03:57 PM
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Easy Rider
Location: Moscow on the Ohio
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Originally Posted by Zeraph
Because #1 good teachers are hard find (or any type in the education system) #2 they get paid shit. Don't blame the system/people who work in it but blame the government and well just about everyone in America for not wanting to put more money toward education. You get what you pay for.
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I'm not so sure that spending more money is the answer but maybe some thought should be given to how we are spending it.
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USA Today
U.S. tops the world in school spending but not test scores
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States spends more public and private money on education than other major countries, but its performance doesn't measure up in areas ranging from high-school graduation rates to test scores in math, reading and science, a new report shows.
"There are countries which don't get the bang for the bucks, and the U.S. is one of them," said Barry McGaw, education director for the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which produced the annual review of industrialized nations.
The United States spent $10,240 per student from elementary school through college in 2000, according to the report. The average was $6,361 among more than 25 nations.
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