It is estimated the US Government spends billions on education yet our education level is falling. Why?

Answer 1

1. Because of demographic changes and growing income inequality an increasing number of students come from households near or below the poverty level, over one third.
2. Politicians from the local level to the president increasing insert themselves into the classroom so that teachers are limited in what they can do to respond to students needs.
3.Teacher quality has declined because educated women have more career choices.
4. Teacher unions protect jobs especially administrative jobs at the expense of student welfare, so despite the increase in funding class size has not decreased

Answer 2

Economics (education spending has fallen in relation to real inflation).

Targeting (money is lost in vast eching chambers full of people sorting forms instead of going to teaching resources and teachers)

Teacher salaries are too low.

Most importantly, the US education system is infested with the kind of moron that thinks Creation Science and/or Intelligent Design belongs in science classrooms. As long as lunatic fringe groups are allowed to influence the content in textbooks the US will continue to drift toward being the Mexico of the 21st century.

Answer 3

The school districts which do well have a demographic of parents who care what their kids are doing and encourage them to succeed. You can pour any amount of money into it, but it comes down to parenting.

Answer 4

The conformity of factual memorization in the classroom, the curriculum and the staffing choices are self evident beyond the point of insufference...

Answer 5

Just take a look at our President.

Answer 6

Society all together is failing... things that shouldn't be acceptable are. I home-school mine.

Answer 7

it seems that there is a historical correlation between the power of teachers unions and education ( i better stop here )