HappySqurriel said:
The problem with education isn't lack of funding
If you want to understand why America has a failing education system consider the following story: "... parents here in Appalachian hill country pulling their children out of literacy classes. Moms and dads fear that if kids learn to read, they are less likely to qualify for a monthly check for having an intellectual disability." Essentially, the welfare system is set up to reward and subsidize failure, and yet supporters of this moronic system are still surprised that kids are failing. |
Thats a terrible graph, because money is the problem. Its funny that your graph starts in the 70s because that is the decade that the government started imposing regulations on schools. They demanded a special education program and said they would fund half but only funded 10%. Demanded kids had to stay in school till a certain age. Stuff like that. The scores is also stupid as tests have evolved and become more demanding over the years. If a kid back then took a test from today, they would do a lot worse.
basically, the schools today have to do a lot more then they had to. I am a school teacher and did you know almost half our budget goes just to special education? Not saying we should do away with special education, it is valuable, but it has never been properly paid for...
