Personally, I think you can find stats to support whatever contention you hold. There is an article in Forbes that details MoneyGeeks study of the most dangerous cities in America. It says something different. For sure we need more educated children to become educated adults in order to avoid crime. However, education is also overfunded--especially in Chicago.
Public school systems tend to jump on bandwagons in education. Whatever is shiny and new is something they need to have. One example is textbooks. Millions of dollars spent on texts which are used for maybe two years, scores don't increase, and those texts are replaced. It's not the materials given, it's the teachers who make or break the students.
Personally, I think you can find stats to support whatever contention you hold. There is an article in Forbes that details MoneyGeeks study of the most dangerous cities in America. It says something different. For sure we need more educated children to become educated adults in order to avoid crime. However, education is also overfunded--especially in Chicago.
What is actually responsible for crime reduction?
Wow! Apparently you are not a fan of Woodson's either. No matter. Have a good day.
Public school systems tend to jump on bandwagons in education. Whatever is shiny and new is something they need to have. One example is textbooks. Millions of dollars spent on texts which are used for maybe two years, scores don't increase, and those texts are replaced. It's not the materials given, it's the teachers who make or break the students.