the-pi-guy said:
VAMatt said:
The biggest error is that it compares good public schools to private schools. Good public schools are not the problem. The problem is that there are a shitload of bad public schools. And people are forced to pay for them and forced to go to them.
The problem is not money, as some of the worst public schools spend far more than average, per pupil. So, more government money cannot fix the problem. We've been trying that for 25 years or more.
Anyway, if you want me to do a Google search and post some headlines that support my case, I can do so. But, frankly, I'm not here to argue. I've spent most of my adult life working to reduce poverty, reduce government's role in education, and otherwise improve the lives of the poorest among us. I will continue to do so. Your position on education - or, what I assume your position to be - is in support of keeping poor people trapped in a life of ignorance and poverty. Do a little research about public school funding, spending per pupil, and demographics. You'll see.
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There are plenty of bad private schools too. Many private schools are run by churches, they aren't there to make students the bestest and the smartest.
There's a pretty good link between funding and scores:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/economy/2018/02/08/geographic-disparity-states-best-and-worst-schools/1079181001/
https://www1.udel.edu/johnmack/research/school_funding.pdf
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There certainly are lots of bad religious schools. In fact, one could argue that a religious school is automatically bad, as they teach stuff that is demonstrably false. That doesn't make public schools good.
And, yeah, scores - there are constant scandals of shitty schools cheating test scores. But, more importantly than that, public schools in general are know for "teaching to the test", rather than providing a well rounded education. If you ever talk to parents of kids that go to for-profit schools (to distinguish them from religious schools), ask them why they chose private school over public. Almost always, those parents will say that one of the top reasons is the breadth and depth of the education their kids receive. In other words, they get a *bigger* education than they could get in public school.
