The biggest problems with a leftist government is the complete lack of accountability and a priority for shoveling money to dem constituents with a kickback for money and votes to dem politicians (and RINOs). Pretending that the federal Department of Education and the Oregon or Washington education departments have educating students in reading and math is just that - pretending. Oregon has a petition going to allow for a vote for school choice allowing their tax dollars to go to private or charter schools.
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ANOTHER DAILY CHART: SPENDING ON SCHOOLS IS IRRELEVANT
Liberals have only one tool in their tool box: a checkbook. Whatever the problem might be, the solution is always the same: spend more money. Of course, it probably is not coincidental that the bulk of the money always goes to Democratic Party supporters. For liberals, spending is an end in itself–in fact, the only meaningful end. Whether their programs actually work is immaterial.
Education is a good example. The Democrats’ only solution to the fact that our public schools are awful is to spend more money on them. But that is precisely the policy we have been following for decades, with terrible results. This chart, from the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, tells the story. In constant dollars, spending on education has skyrocketed, while student achievement has stagnated. If anything the trend is downward:
The bad news is that our public schools are terrible. The good news is that parents and taxpayers are starting to catch on. In my state, Minnesota, 64% of 11th graders can’t do math at grade level. And a majority of all K-12 students can neither read nor do math at grade level. That is why, in our most recent polling, 74% of Minnesotans said they are in favor of school choice. The movement to free our children from the grip of the teachers’ unions and the public schools has gained momentum that may be irresistible.