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The Post examined home schooling’s surge in the U.S. Here’s what we found
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> Defund public schools
> Public school testing scores drop
> Parents switch to homeschooling
> Public schools get defunded even more because lower enrollment
> Public school testing score drop even more
"Why are homeschooling scores better???"
Gee, what a mystery. It's definitely illogical to support our public schools.
It's pretty clear financing schools has little to do with test scores or quality of education, or the US would consistently have the best-educated kids in the world's, since we spend so much on education.
The reality is those tax dollars are squandered on administrative pay, among other wastes.
I am well aware of the situation with the administrative pay and other shit, I have several family members in the education system. That shit needs fixed. The solution to that problem ain't education cuts. Because those cuts invariably go to teacher's payroll. The result is fewer teachers, who have higher workloads/class sizes, all with a starting pay somewhere in the range of ~$40k.
Do you honestly think that a teacher getting payed only $40k a year is the best of the best? Do you honestly think a teacher overloaded with children is providing the best education?