Even though it's costly, pouring more money at schools, providing teachers with the means to do their job well is the only method that has a track record of actually raising the education levels.
Not true at all.. money does not have a good track record at all..
And while many people say, "We need to spend more money on our schools," there actually isn't a link between spending and student achievement.
Jay Greene, author of "Education Myths," points out that "If money were the solution, the problem would already be solved... We've doubled per pupil spending, adjusting for inflation, over the last 30 years, and yet schools aren't better."
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Stossel/story?id=1500338
Parents DO need to get involved.. can we easily force them to? Doubt it, but throwing more money at it wont solve it either.. maybe stricter discipline in the classroom
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Even though it's costly, pouring more money at schools, providing teachers with the means to do their job well is the only method that has a track record of actually raising the education levels. Not true at all.. money does not have a good track record at all.. And while many people say, "We need to spend more money on our schools," there actually isn't a link between spending and student achievement. Jay Greene, author of "Education Myths," points out that "If money were the solution, the problem would already be solved ... We've doubled per pupil spending, adjusting for inflation, over the last 30 years, and yet schools aren't better."
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Stossel/story?id=1500338
Parents DO need to get involved.. can we easily force them to? Doubt it, but throwing more money at it wont solve it either.. maybe stricter discipline in the classroom