| Mr Khan said: This is what you get when you cut educational funding (or redirect funds to the football team :/) |
Do you have data that shows when you cut educational funding that test scores do actually drop, or when you increase funding, they go up?
This is a graph of total government (local, state, and federal) spending on education from 1970 to 2008. The graphs for each separately can be found here (just click on the federal/state/local buttons beneath the graph).
The next two plots (first is reading, second is math) show test scores from 1971 to 2008, which is the best I could find. They may be found here (reading) and here (math).
During this time period, government spending increased, while test scores did not change very significantly. The most pronounced change was in the younger age groups, whereas the older ages tended to see the smallest change. When comparing the amount of spending versus the increase in test scores, it's hard for me to see any sort of correlation whatsoever.
