Re:The Myth of Charter Schools
by tptacek on Tuesday October 19, 2010 @06:44PM
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We certainly don't need to spend 3x more across the board. My kids' public schools are great; 70+% of Americans seem to believe the same.
However, we may need to triple what we're spending to teach kids in Englewood, or Harlem, or Oakland.
If we could add 100-200bn to education spending to triple the resources allocated to the bottom 10% of school systems, that might very well be worth it: those students are disproportionately likely to benefit from that spending, earn hundreds of thousands of dollars more throughout their life, secure jobs that include health insurance, avoid expensive prison terms, and draw less on welfare.
However, we may need to triple what we're spending to teach kids in Englewood, or Harlem, or Oakland.
If we could add 100-200bn to education spending to triple the resources allocated to the bottom 10% of school systems, that might very well be worth it: those students are disproportionately likely to benefit from that spending, earn hundreds of thousands of dollars more throughout their life, secure jobs that include health insurance, avoid expensive prison terms, and draw less on welfare.