The most important institution in our free democratic society is our public school system. Fixing it is the right thing to do for our children AND our country.
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THE BOTTOM LINE
Monthly Education Update
August 29, 2019
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Sometimes You Don’t Get what You Pay For ([link removed])
“Spending has grown at ten times the rate of enrollment. Thus, we are now spending almost three times more per child, in inflation-adjusted dollars, to educate our children than in 1970. Most of the money has gone to either increase the pay of educators or for an increase in the number of adults working in our public education system."
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For Educational Success Focus On the Outputs ([link removed])
Don Nielsen, Program Chair of the _American Center for Transforming Education_, notes in _Every School_ that in today’s education system, “learning takes a back seat to time. The clock drives what occurs and, as a consequence, students soon learn that their learning and understanding is secondary to the teacher’s need to cover the material.”
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Teachers Miffed About Pay ([link removed])
“I am a fool to do this job.” So states one teacher in the PDK Poll as reported by _EducationWeek_. The comment reflects the fact that teacher compensation is the number one complaint of the teachers polled. In fact, of the 556 teachers polled, 55% of teachers said they would strike for higher compensation.”
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Real Solutions, Not Cash Infusions ([link removed])
As Max C. Eden aptly states (National Review, July 30, 2019) when it comes to education, “money matters, but not if it’s simply tossed into a dysfunctional district.” The issue he highlights is not necessarily that teachers are underpaid, but that we hire too many non-teachers.
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