No, if that were true, every country in the world would be begging to adopt our healthcare system.So you equate spending with the quality of education?
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The US spends more on education than other countries. Why is it falling behind?
Spending per student exceeds the OECD average but the likes of Finland and South Korea get better results. What can the US learn from them?www.theguardian.com
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by AC Guio — Three Member States provide universal free meals for all age groups (Finland, Sweden and Estonia). The gradual expansion of the scheme in ...
The OECD’s figures show that income inequality plays a huge part in dragging down the US’s scores and that America lags behind other countries in its ability to help lower-income students. Is it even possible to fix the country’s mathematics scores without first addressing poverty in the US, the lack of government support for low-income families and the paucity of prenatal care?
Arguing against a bill that would offer free school meals to all students in Minnesota, Republican state Senator Steve Drazkowski said Tuesday that he had "yet to meet a person in Minnesota that is hungry" or doesn't have access to enough food.
Drazkowski argued that "hunger is a relative term," saying that he was "hungry" after having eaten only a cereal bar for breakfast earlier in the day. Among his criticisms of the bill is the lack of a definition of the concept of hunger.
Spending $$$ in the right places may help but cutting everything in sight is worse.