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What Does Public Education REALLY Cost the Taxpayer?
| March 10, 2010 With all of the drama swirling around Governor Christie's school aid cuts, it's worth pausing a moment to consider exactly what WE, the taxpayers, are paying for when part of our property tax bill is allocated to the public school system. Never forget that roughly half of every dollar you pay to local, county and state government is finding its way into the hands of education bureaucrats. Are they spending our money properly? And if they're not, is there a more efficient and effective way to purchase a quality education for our kids?
The answer is undoubtedly "yes."
The Washington-based CATO Institute recently conducted an eye-opening study into the "true costs" of a public education. The average price tag per pupil is much higher than you may have originally thought, Save Jerseyans (and certainly higher than the NJEA will ever admit). A compelling case for introducing voucher-driven competition to break-up the public education monopoly? Absolutely! Our kids can't afford the status quo. The taxpayers can't, either. School choice is the only workable solution.
A brief video explanation from CATO:
Matt,
here's a practical example that hit closer to home from "The Cartel"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms1d9ZmEdeM
- MP
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good post Mike, very informative....maybe Matt can post it here?
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As a taxpayer i would be upset if my monies were not being spent right
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