Feds Should Flunk out of Education | Neal McCluskey | Cato Institute: Commentary

Feds Should Flunk out of Education | Neal McCluskey | Cato Institute: Commentary: "On a per-pupil basis, the Digest reports an inflation-adjusted rise from $435 in 1970 to $1,015 in 2006"

"The problem is that politicians say lots of things, and, unlike when you pay more for a car to get better safety or mileage, when politicians spend money it's often not to get better education. No, it's to curry favor with teacher unions, administrator associations or other special interests whose members get paid with increased federal funding and will raise hell for politicians who don't push it. So spending goes up, up, up, but achievement stays down, down, down."