"Quadrupled and more"........enough to soak up at least a portion of the extra funding for schools.
A portion sure, lots of things can account for a portion. But not enough to soak up the avalanche of new money that keeps getting thrown at schools over the years.
You have no way of determining whether the increase of spending is reasonable or not but you call it an avalanche. Amazing........you are even more illogical than I thought. What do you think, Tim, that teachers are throwing money in the street so your tax bills will go up? Do you think its a conspiracy?
That's part of it but when you need $1 million and you only get a half million, it doesn't matter how wisely you spend the half million, you will not have nearly enough.
If you get buy in year one, then you double the real, per student money every generation you should be able to manage. Now I'm talking about overall averages. Certain specific schools or school districts could be starved for resources. But the lack of improvement is not limited to a small number of schools or school districts.
Read my lips, Tim. They are not managing. Every school I have been to except those in wealthy school districts [which are in the minority] are short of just about every thing. Even in a city that prides itself on being innovative, well kept and up to date, I saw schools that needed maintenance and modern equipment. Budget money has not been stolen or wasted. Its just not enough.
I can agree with the idea that computers and smaller class are both useful. But they are not requirements for good education.
In the 21st century, yes they are. Without them, students will not be able to compete in college and in the world. Today's kids, need closer supervision.....I am not sure why but its the way it is.
As I've already pointed out plenty of people have received good educations despite large classes and lack of computers. Also the number computers per school or per student keeps growing, and I believe class size has fallen on the average over the decades (certainly since the baby boom years, perhaps not in recent years).
Class sizes are growing. This year enrollment was the highest its been seen the baby boomers. The population of the country is approaching 300 million nearly double when the boomers went to school. Naturally there are more kids.
There is not enough money for city schools. That's the bottom line whether you want to believe it or not. |
