"The most recent version for 2018 reports that, in 2015, the United States spent approximately $12,800 per student on elementary and secondary education. That is over 35% more than the OECD country average of $9,500. " https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/020915/what-country....

And yet individual teachers still have to go out and buy supplies for their classes because there is no budget for them. There is a huge, huge amount of money being wasted.

>> There is a huge, huge amount of money being wasted.

Exactly.

I have doubts that classes could be effectively conducted outdoors in Georgia. The heat index is 93F/34C with 59% humidity as I’m writing this comment. This isn’t Northern California where people can start companies in a garage year round.

The school in the article is in Georgia, so tents might not even cost. As much as air conditioning...