Originally Posted by aquinas
Originally Posted by wren
Maybe my comments are not relevant...There is never money for schools that need it. And to me this is the real problem.

I think you just hit the nail on the head, Wren. Definitely relevant, IMO.

Over time, expenditures on education have not been shown to correlate with performance/achievement. While spending MORE money may not improve learning, how the money is spent may make a difference.
1) https://www.americanexperiment.org/is-there-a-link-between-school-spending-student-achievement/
2) https://washington.cbslocal.com/201...een-school-spending-student-achievement/
3) https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/student-outcomes-does-more-money-really-matter/2019/06

A few links discussing cost per pupil -
1) https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2019/school-spending.html
2) https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/per-pupil-spending-by-state
3) https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statistics#public-education-spending-statistics

This is just a sampling of the many sources of similar information found online.

While there has been a move toward equal outcomes and inclusive classrooms with various levels of readiness and ability, studies have shown that cluster grouping by readiness and ability is cost-effective and tends to help ALL students learn more.