Wow, I can't believe nobody challenged you on this one Tom. I'd love to see some real statistics on that. Are you talking per-child funding because I really doubt that assertion. My guess is you're talking about the fact that more total dollars are spent today than they were at other times in history. Hmm, could that be a result of inflation, population growth, real estate costs, any of those things? And just what state are you referring to Tom, Nevada? I understand that spending in that state is huge for education (amazing what gambling funds bring to the state coffers). Here in Arizona we're constantly in the bottom 5 or 10 states in per-student spending with no relief in sight.

When you spend time today as an elementary school teacher you'll gain some credibility in this issue.