Matthew Ladner has good graphs comparing Arizona education with other nations in Putting Arizona on Par with the Third World.
Arizona spends $9,707 a year per student. This is five to nine times more than third world nations, and 50% more than the European Union.
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To be fair, those numbers are not adjusted for local purchasing power. Plus many countries don't even attempt to educate special needs kids (a huge cost driver). But I do agree with the basic premise that the problem isn't a lack of money but rather how little bang we get for our buck.
ReplyDelete"To be fair, those numbers are not adjusted for local purchasing power."
ReplyDeleteThat is a fair point. It would be interesting to see the adjusted numbers.
"Plus many countries don't even attempt to educate special needs kids (a huge cost driver)."
I hadn't known that. Interesting.