Why are we so bad at education in this country? We spend zillions on trying to teach and kids come out of school with virtually no competencies. English is abysmal, Math crippled and Ignorance of the sciences and history makes people subject to all kinds of falsehood and propaganda. This is a crime. Let the Church educate. We can do better. VOUCHERS

K-12 Spending Per Student in the OECD | Mercatus

This chart by Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy compares K-12 education expenditures per pupil in each of the world’s major industrial powers. As we can see, with the exception of Switzerland, the United States spends more than any other country on education, an average of $91