Re:Vermont will cover $10K of expenses for people who move t...
by dahdum on Thursday May 31, 2018 @12:00PM
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It depends heavily on how the money is spent, Illinois spends half the education budget on funding pensions alone [1].
89% of all education budget increases went straight to pension funding, with only 11% to the classroom. They already spend far more than other midwest states, with outcomes that lag behind Montana, Minnesota, and other frugal states.
So while I agree that education spending is critical to our future, money alone is not the magic wand.
89% of all education budget increases went straight to pension funding, with only 11% to the classroom. They already spend far more than other midwest states, with outcomes that lag behind Montana, Minnesota, and other frugal states.
So while I agree that education spending is critical to our future, money alone is not the magic wand.
[1] https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/pensions-vs-schools/