> That made me laugh, too. Somehow this has become received wisdom for the press, but not only is it false, it's very false. Here in CA we're spending twice wha

> That made me laugh, too. Somehow this has become received wisdom for the press, but not only is it false, it's very false. Here in CA we're spending twice what we spent per student in 1970 (in constant dollars), and if anything outcomes are worse. The issue in CA isn't that money is spent on eduction. The issue is that it isn't making it to the students. Here's just one example: a $500 million school in Los Angeles: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/los_angeles_unveils_new_578_mi.html http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/los_angeles_u...