> We need competent administrators, more teachers and smaller classes. NAEP scores have been more or less flat among 17 year olds since 1970. During that perio

> We need competent administrators, more teachers and smaller classes. NAEP scores have been more or less flat among 17 year olds since 1970. During that period inflation adjusted spending per pupil almost tripled. https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa746.pdf https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa746.pdf > The 0.075 figure reported here suggests that there is essentially no link between state education spending (which has exploded) and the performance of students at the end of high school (which has generally stagnated or declined).