because politicians, nor school administrators, nor teachers, are required, to send their own children through the system. It certainly isn't a lack of money.

because politicians, nor school administrators, nor teachers, are required, to send their own children through the system. It certainly isn't a lack of money. Some city school systems spend more than it cost to get an college education per student. We simply spend too much money on everything but having more teachers. It is not about paying teachers enough, its about hiring enough teachers. Instead it goes to administrators, counselors, and etc, heavy in nepotism and cronyism. Then add in... The Federal Government setting standards on punishment, effectively now requiring a quota system. So if one group is over represented in being disciplined the system cannot take action without threat of losing federal funds. The Federal government allowing select schools to ignore standards set by NCLB and subsequent programs provided they are politically well connected. TL;DR Spending too much money on hiring someone other than teachers. Having the Federal government dictate standards but excuse groups from them, dictating who you can discipline and how often, and finally the corrupt nature of hiring in many school systems.