Whenever a politician tells you he needs your tax dollars “for the children,” hold on to your wallet!
National per-pupil education spending has skyrocketed over the years, yet we’ve long known that added money hasn’t budged high-school graduation rates or test scores for reading, math, or science.
And now, the latest numbers on the federal Department of Education reaffirm the complete failure of federal education spending.
According to the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress, barely over a quarter of the country’s high-school seniors are proficient in math, and just 38 percent reach proficiency in reading.
The cold hard truth is, the NAEP shows no improvement whatsoever in reading ability since the 1970s.
We shouldn’t be surprised.
After all, for years our student achievement has lagged behind that of countries who spend far less on education than we do.
The fact is, the federal Department of Education is a costly and pointless middleman.
Sending education money to Washington, D.C. then letting them distribute it back does nothing but load it with administrative costs and red tape.
Leaving taxpayers like you and me to foot the bill.
Education + bureaucrats is an equation that just doesn’t add up.
Just as President Reagan advocated when he was in office, it’s time to eliminate the middleman. So click here immediately to sign your “Abolish the Department of Education” Petition to your Congressman and Senators.
NLT President Gary Paumen