| mornelithe said: Here's the problem though, where is that money actually going? As of 2012-013 there were 3,108,500 teachers, with an average salary of $56,103 (75K in New York on the high end, 39K in South Dakota on the low end), which works out to $174,396,175,500. Out of over $800bn in spending, doesn't that number seem low to you? Clearly we have the money to spend on education, so if we can fix the goddamn system maybe we can not only lower spending but increase the efficacy of the program itself. http://www.nea.org/home/rankings-and-estimates-2013-2014.html |
San Jose State University, the university i currently go to, is going through a budget crisis. Tuition is increasing, classes are being cut, theres not enough teachers etc. However, the university seems to have enough money in order to make a new student health center, expand the sport comlex, and remodeling. A few years back there was a bit of a scandel were the head of a department used school money to remodel his mansion.
We really need to rework the education system, but sadly many people don't get off their asses and fix the problem.
