[TheRealThing]

I can assure you, TheRealThing, that there is very little relationship between money spent on education and successful outcomes in education. The success of a student is far more dependent on competent teachers, demands for performance, parental involvement, and the ability of the students.

We should be able to control the first two. The third depends on the parents who, unfortunately, often were "social promotees" living off the government themselves. The fourth factor is beyond our control since, if we are honest, we know that many students don't have the mental faculties to learn much. Unfortunately, they are usually valedictorian material in reproducing.

LOL, a man after my own heart. :Thumbs: