Government Schools and Money

It's not complicated. Expenditures on education do NOT correlate with excellence. The most heavily funded (with tax dollars) school system in the nation is the D.C. government school system. It is also the worst. I WISH that money could make a difference. It doesn't. The average government school expenditure per student is $8,922. The average private school expenditure per student is $4,689. The average Catholic school expenditure per student is $3,236. (less than one HALF of government schools)

Try to find a government school which out-performs ANY private school. It's not just k-12 either. In my community there is a government college which has a graduation rate of TWENTY-ONE percent after FIVE YEARS. Why it stays open is beyond me. People will claim that private schools get the "cream of the crop." Not true. Catholic schools take "at risk" kids and turn them into students, every day. We KNOW what the answer is; PARENTS who care and are involved. In my opinion, government schools have failed. We must keep a few open for those kids who's parents will NEVER care, but for the rest of us, let us CHOOSE. If the local government schools are spending almost $9000 per kid, let me keep $4500 and let me shop for a private school. (I'd rather get a voucher for the whole $9000 but I will DONATE half to the government schools.)