Re: The Education Function

The Baileys (nanotech@cwix.com)
Mon, 07 Dec 1998 10:15:17 -0500

Michael Lorrey wrote:

>Yes, I graduated from a public high school in '86. I had the highest SAT
score
>in my high school class, that year my state had the highest average SAT
scores
>in the nation (while having one of the highest levels of participation as
well).
>GET THIS: That same year our state ranked at the bottom of all states in
per
>capita spending on education.
>
>Since then spending has gone up, and average SAT scores have gone down...

You seem to be trying to refute a point no one has made in this thread, i.e., that the remedy for poor education is higher government spending.

Doug Bailey
doug.bailey@ey.com
nanotech@cwix.com