[avg_freeper]

There's a section in O'Rourke's "Parliament Of Whores" where he takes less than the amount of money spent (and this was the early 90s) on education and shows how it could be better spent.

He'd rent space at a posh office park, have well paid professional tutors, and have the meals served by expensive caterers. He lays out the prices for all of this and it would still be less than what we're being fleeced for now.

[webstersII]

"He'd rent space at a posh office park, have well paid professional tutors, and have the meals served by expensive caterers. He lays out the prices for all of this and it would still be less than what we're being fleeced for now."

Yeah, but I bet he didn't include one major item: sports programs.

The thing that no one wants to talk about is how much sports programs cost. A huge portion of monies which go to school go to sports programs. Ever think about how much it costs to fund a decent high school football program? Not to mention lots of other types of sports.