"Teachers are underpaid, so let's spend more on education!" right? Wrong, or at least, a grade of Incomplete. http://usedbyeducatorsblog.com/education-spendin

"Teachers are underpaid, so let's spend more on education!" right? Wrong, or at least, a grade of Incomplete. http://usedbyeducatorsblog.com/education-spending-vs-teachers-salaries/ http://usedbyeducatorsblog.com/education-spending-vs-teacher... Colorado has enjoyed a 15 percent increase in spending per student from 1992 to 2014 when adjusted for inflation. Put another way, in 2014 Colorado public school students had 15 percent more real resources spent on their education compared to students in 1992. During that same period, however, the average Colorado teacher’s salary has gone down by 11 percent when adjusted for inflation This is fairly universal, I'd surmise. Most commenters seem to assume that if we wanted to spend, let's say, $100M more on teachers' salaries, we'd have to increase the public education budget by $100M. More like $300M, I'd guess.