The figure that always bothers me is California ranks 47th in school spending (http://edjustice.blogspot.com/2009/01/california-drops-to-47th-in-school.html htt

The figure that always bothers me is California ranks 47th in school spending (http://edjustice.blogspot.com/2009/01/california-drops-to-47th-in-school.html http://edjustice.blogspot.com/2009/01/california-drops-to-47...) yet we rank 1st in highest average salary for teachers (http://teacherportal.com/teacher-salaries-by-state http://teacherportal.com/teacher-salaries-by-state). So basically our teachers live like kings while our schools crumble.