Spending on education
Glenn Beck discussed spending on education versus results yesterday. I only caught the end, but started to do some research on my own. I came across this Heritage Foundation paper. It has a lot of informative charts, graphs, and statistics, but the conclusion kind of says it all:
Taxpayers have invested considerable resources in the nation’s public schools. However, ever-increasing funding of education has not led to similarly improved student performance. Instead of simply increasing funding for public education, federal and state policymakers should implement education reforms designed to improve resource allocation and boost student performance.
As mentioned on my issues page:
Education is vital to our country’s short and long-term success and growth. Jeff favors making all accredited education, from elementary through college, fully tax deductible. This system of incentive could be easily implemented without adding significant government overhead.
Since the formation of the Department of Education, by Jimmy Carter in 1979, spending has increased dramatically while reading and math scores have remained relatively flat. We have 30 years of data showing the only impact the Department of Education has had is on our wallet. It’s time to eliminate this department and let the state and local governments handle education. As mentioned above, the federal government can facilitate education, without any additional bureaucracy (department of education, takeover of student loans, etc.), by making all accredited education deductible.
Your thoughts, as always, are welcome.
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