U.S. spends average $8,701 per pupil on education

[red states rule]

Hey lefties, tell me again how we ned to spend MORE money on education




WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States spent an average of $8,701 per pupil to educate its children in 2005, the Census Bureau said on Thursday, with some states paying more than twice as much per student as others.

New York was the biggest spender on education, at $14,119 per student, with New Jersey second at $13,800 and Washington, D.C., third at $12,979, the Census Bureau said. Seven of the top 10 education spenders were Northeastern states.

The states with the lowest spending were Utah, at $5,257 per pupil, Arizona $6,261, Idaho $6,283, Mississippi $6,575 and Oklahoma $6,613. The 10 states with the lowest education spending were in the West or South.

Overall the United States spent an average of $8,701 per student on elementary and secondary education in 2005, up 5 percent from $8,287 the previous year, the bureau said.

Funding is largely a state and local responsibility under the U.S. system, with 47 percent coming from state governments, 43.9 percent from local sources and only 9.1 percent from the federal government

source

 

[uscitizen]

I think if you have kids you should pay to educate them.
It is called personal responsibility for your actions.

Why should I pay to attempt to educate those like RSR ?

 

[red states rule]

I think if you have kids you should pay to educate them.
It is called personal responsibility for your actions.

Why should I pay to attempt to educate those like RSR ?

Libs are alwys whining how there is not enough funding - yet everytime the truth comes out libs duck, dodge, and hide

How typical

 

[AnyOldIron]

Libs are alwys whining how there is not enough funding - yet everytime the truth comes out libs duck, dodge, and hide

In the UK, we spend about £5,500 / $11,000 per pupil.

http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/community/information/market.asp

Education is key to a nation's success.

 

[red states rule]

Libs are alwys whining how there is not enough funding - yet everytime the truth comes out libs duck, dodge, and hide

In the UK, we spend about £5,500 / $11,000 per pupil.

http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/community/information/market.asp

Education is key to a nation's success.

Then DC schools should be turning out MENSA members - they are near the bottom of the list as far as results

 

[uscitizen]

All children left behind.

 

[red states rule]

All children left behind.

as long as teachers unions are more interested in their jobs and not educating the kids

 

[uscitizen]

And as long as republicans are more interested in teaching tests instead of knowledge....

 

[red states rule]

And as long as republicans are more interested in teaching tests instead of knowledge....

What an outrage!

Making the kids prove they actually learned something

 

[uscitizen]

Yep they learned the test

 

[red states rule]

Yep they learned the test

at least they learned something - or would you rather have them pass the course without proving it?

 

[AnyOldIron]

We have a similar situation US, the Blair government brought in testing at every level, the curriculum is so full that teachers are just teaching kids to pass the tests. There has been huge protests by teachers about it.

IMO, education needs to be lengthened and broadened. No child should leave school, for example, philosophically illiterate, unable to use reason.

 

[uscitizen]

IMO, education needs to be lengthened and broadened. No child should leave school, for example, philosophically illiterate, unable to use reason.

//

But that would end the Republican party over here AnyOld....

 

[AnyOldIron]

It would end both major parties over here....

Lets hope eh.... lol

 

[uscitizen]

Umm, you have a good pint there Any. Yep lets hope.

 

[red states rule]

We have a similar situation US, the Blair government brought in testing at every level, the curriculum is so full that teachers are just teaching kids to pass the tests. There has been huge protests by teachers about it.

IMO, education needs to be lengthened and broadened. No child should leave school, for example, philosophically illiterate, unable to use reason.

Then how will Dems expand their base?

 

[uscitizen]

Then how will Dems expand their base?

Simple, Bush and his NEO's are dong that for the Dems.
They are the most pro Demoncrat people in this country.

 

[red states rule]

Simple, Bush and his NEO's are dong that for the Dems.
They are the most pro Demoncrat people in this country.

Look again

Pres Bush a slightly higher approval number then the Dem Congress

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

 

[Damocles]

Look again

Pres Bush a slightly higher approval number then the Dem Congress

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

That makes it all better...

The entire government is full of phail and we should celebrate because one is phailing more "spectacularly" by a percentage point? What planet are you from?

 

[uscitizen]

Look again

Pres Bush a slightly higher approval number then the Dem Congress

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

So it is all fine since Bush is better than a pile of crap ?
Brilliant, simply brilliant. Or is it desperation ?