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Originally Posted by Susa
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From your linked story
"..........While the College Board poll didn't get into specific policy questions related to teaching or teachers' unions, it did find that the majority of swing voters view increased education funding as an important issue, and that 55 percent of swing voters would pay $200 more in taxes to get more money to schools.............."
Since education is a "local" issue it's interesting that they didn't break out a local vs state vs federal increase in taxes and spending.
When you enter "funding" per child you end up sinking into a rabbithole of twisted facts and figures.
But looking at the published figures for Cumberland County you get $8,259 per student.
http://www.ccs.k12.nc.us/StatsFacts.htm
The better private schools - excluding Fayetteville Ac. - around here are running on (tuition) around $4,000 per year - plus a couple of hundred in fees. Classroom size in the private schools are around 15 or 16ish.
Also the student population in the county school system has remained +/- 53,000 since 1996.
Public schools have shown throwing money at a problem does not fix it - but people think it does.
A class of 16 at a private school brings in $64,000. A class of 16 at a public school brings in $132,144 - of what - the teacher gets maybe $35,000?
Where does that money go?
$4,000 divided by 12 = a car payment.