spalz/Re: Sassy - Education in America
Do you think they are blatently lying?
Yes. I have been in finance for 25 years and I know that you can make numbers look however you want. You want them to look bad? I can spin that. You want them to look good? I can spin that, too. And the Cato Institute is rarely, if ever, going to publish anything that makes it appear that our tax dollars are doing any good.
This country is pouring billions into a failing school system and all you can say is we need more money?
No - that is not all I said. Go back and read my original post to meg. I cited several other reasons as to why some schools are failing. I only mentioned money when it came to colleges and universities. The ones with the most money and heaviest endowed are the best. That is what I said and it is the truth.
OK - so your excerpt gave one example - Hey, in my post I gave one, too. And not from any politically funded organization, but by real life experience. I talked about my own school district - I pay a lot in taxes and the school district gets excellent results. Oh gee, I guess money has nothing to do with that.
Is money the only answer? Hell no. But, mananged properly, it goes a long, long way in hiring qualified teachers, equiping the school with modern technology and building schools that aren't going to fall apart. Yes, accountability has much to do with it, as does parental involvement. I mentioned them in my original post to meg, in case you don't want to go back and read it. It is rarely one thing that will make or break a problem.
