[lbenes]

I’ve traveled to Europe and Asia and it’s saddening to see what a difference they place on the value of Education/teacher compared to us. NC is ranked 48th in the country and willing to give away almost a billion dollars in federal funding over the right to bully transgender individuals.[1][2] Then we have Texas spending 64-million on a high school stadium.[3]

How did we get into this mess where our culture values sports over education? How can we get out of it?

[1] http://bigstory.ap.org/article/19cce15048484abcac18c836f8c0b...

[2] http://abc11.com/education/survey-calls-nc-the-worst-state-f...

[3] http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2016/05/11/a-texas-hi...

[Spooky23]

Travel to New York. We spend a fortune on students and teachers. Outcomes vary, and usually have more to do with home situation than money.

[jayess]

Spending != quality.

[cbd1984]

Maybe if you went to more than two places in the US you'd get a different picture.

[cbd1984]

Maybe if you went to more than two places in the US you'd get a different picture.