> K-12 educational systems across the world have lifted several billions out of poverty. You can just as easily say "countries spend more on education as they

> K-12 educational systems across the world have lifted several billions out of poverty. You can just as easily say "countries spend more on education as they become richer". The correlation goes both ways (and thats all it is, a correlation. Beware those who assume causation!). I think its a little absurd to think that teaching geometry and Shakespeare to kids somehow will magically lift them all out of poverty.