> Additionally, most schools nation-wide are struggling with the budget (between California and Illinois, 40,000 jobs were cut last summer. The problem with th

> Additionally, most schools nation-wide are struggling with the budget (between California and Illinois, 40,000 jobs were cut last summer. The problem with that number is that the vast majority were rehired later that summer/in early fall. That "fire/hire" dance is part of the "we need funding" theater. However, the real problem with the "struggling with budget" argument is that a lot of the spending in those budgets is for "not classroom". (Yes, I'm including school facilities in classroom.) The folks who set up public school budgets do not act as if public education is a priority, so it's absurd to give them more money to improve public education.