We spend more than any other country on education, that's not the issue. Baltimore for example spends 16k per student, 4th most in the country and only 11% of t

We spend more than any other country on education, that's not the issue. Baltimore for example spends 16k per student, 4th most in the country and only 11% of their students graduate proficient in math, 13 schools didn't have a single student proficient in math. Paying more money to teachers isn't the answer, the answer is expanding the reach of great teachers using tech. I learned to code for free using online resources. I was able to take courses from Harvard, MIT, and Stanford for free. I brushed up on math skills with Khan academy. What's the point in pay to learn from random teachers and professors when you can learn from the top researchers in the world? Another issue is language. In California 45% of students speak Spanish at home, so of course they are going to struggle in English and other classes as well as part of that. This also increases costs because you need bilingual teachers.