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False. The US spends a lot on public education. A lot of it is inefficient due to highly politicized unions and top-level admins that pilfer the money out from
by cscurmudgeon 5y ago
False.
The US spends a lot on public education. A lot of it is inefficient due to highly politicized unions and top-level admins that pilfer the money out from benefitting ground level teachers and students.
https://www.manhattan-institute.org/issues-2020-us-public-school-spending-teachers-pay https://www.manhattan-institute.org/issues-2020-us-public-sc...
> 1. Thanks to decades of increases, America spends more per student than any other major developed nation.
U.S. per-pupil expenditures have nearly tripled over the past half-century, from $4,720 in 1966 to $13,847 in 2016 (2018 dollars).
America spends more per pupil than any other major developed nation—10% more than the United Kingdom and 28% more than France; in the OECD, only Norway, Switzerland, and Luxembourg spend more.
Per Pupil Nearly Highest in the World and in History
The U.S. spends 35% more per pupil than the average among countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).[7] Among those countries, the U.S. falls behind only Denmark, Norway, and Luxembourg.[8] In 2015, the latest year for which OECD data are available, combined primary and secondary spending in the U.S. reached $12,800, significantly higher than other major European nations such as the United Kingdom ($11,400), Germany ($11,100), France ($10,000), Italy ($9,100), and Spain ($8,300).
Similarly, we spend a lot on other social programs. But inefficiently.
This is due to both governmental inefficieny and rent seeking.
- goodpoint 5y agoI listed 6 aspects and you cherry-picked two. Plus, your reply is besides the point.
- cscurmudgeon 5y agoYour post is standard Gish gallop. It is easy to post a slew of false statements and put the burden on others to correct them (and then respond by saying they are "besides the point"). Standard Gish gallop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop
- sudosysgen 5y agoPeople are talking about post-secondary education here. You are quoting primary and secondary. Your numbers do not apply.
- shukantpal 5y ago"Step 1: cut public schooling" False
- cscurmudgeon 5y ago1. False. 2. Even then, my point stands. US is #2 in post secondary education (#1 is the tiny state of Luxembourg). US spends more than twice the OECD average. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cmd https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cmd (See Figure 2) You are welcome! These are easily verifiable numbers.
- relaxing 5y agoComparing nationwide figures is misleading since there are huge disparities in funding between rich and poor school districts.
- cscurmudgeon 5y ago> Comparing nationwide figures is misleading since there are huge disparities in funding between rich and poor school districts. We spend a lot. A lot gets wasted due to rent seekers in the govt and unions.
- relaxing 5y agoSo you admit the money does not reach those in need.
- cscurmudgeon 5y agoSo you admit we have increased funding.
- relaxing 5y agoIt’s irrelevant to the OP’s point.
- cscurmudgeon 5y agoIt is relevant to the OP’s point though.
- bobby_bob 5y ago