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March 09, 2006
Teachers' Unions Erupt In Indignation
John Stossel reports that--gasp--the teachers' unions are mad at him. For why? For hosting an ABC News special called "Stupid In America", that's why. Among the many other items Stossel relayed in his "irresponsible assault on public school students and teachers", the following stood out:
The constant refrain that "public schools need more money" is nonsense. Many countries that spend significantly less on education do better than we do. School spending in America (adjusted for inflation) has more than tripled over the past 30 years, but national test scores are flat. The average per-pupil cost today is an astonishing $10,000 per student -- $200,000 per classroom! Think about how many teachers you could hire, and how much better you could do with that amount of money.
Emphasis mine. $10,000 per student! There are only a small handful of private schools in the Houston area that have tuition greater than that.
With $10,000 per student our public school systems are churning out kids who can't name more than two of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, or follow the arguments of a newspaper editorial.
I think I'll write some new words to "If I Had A Hammer".
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