Has the price of a good pair of shoes ever gone down?
Do money and results seem related in the private education system? A good prep school is now $25,000+
I would agree that just throwing money at a problem is bad. However, spending money wisely is good. To do this takes an enormous force of will on the part of the community. The problem is -- many communities are breaking down into an every man for himself thing.
I would bet that the rate of increase for schools has been many times greater. Education funding has nothing to do with what the community wants. It has to do with what the teachers, local politicans, and media can dupe us into accepting. Here in Cedar Rapids, IA, we're getting a sales tax increase forced down our throat. The local paper has been devoting pages and pages to it daily, how desperately the schools need the money and how stupid we would be to vote it down. It's so one sided, they make it sound like people opposed to the increase shouldn't even bother voting.