If money had any impact at all, it would show up in New York State which spends $32 billion more than Arizona, almost three times as much per student. $24,000 per student per year as compared to our $9,000. Yet, our Black, Hispanic, white and Asian 8th grade math scores are all significantly higher than NY demographic scores. Further, the U.S. and Arizona median household incomes are $67,000. Two average Arizona teacher salaries are $102,000. So, we would be taxing the poor to support the rich.
New York did achieve one thing with their education spending, they destroyed their economy. NY state has fewer jobs now than they had eight years ago.
Meanwhile, Arizona is setting records for employment every month now, good jobs for our high school and college graduates.
I'd like to say it beggars belief that a state Supreme Court justice could be on video doing what is essentially blackface and not be immediately recalled, but then I remember what state we're in.
I don't know how you guys cover these insane idiots without losing your minds, but I'm glad you do, even as I recoil in horror at these daily antics.
"...rankings..." These are the rankings that count. The National Assessment of Educational Progress is the gold standard for comparing state outcomes. Arizona Blacks rank 3rd in the nation on NAEP math scores, outscoring Blacks in 47 other states. Our Hispanics rank 14th, Asians 5th and whites 6th.
If NAEP were to break Hispanics into two groups: Native Born Hispanics and Foreign Born Hispanics, each of those two Arizona groups would rank in the top ten of all states.
There are also non-academic outcomes. In other states such as Pennsylvania, there are over 160 lawsuits by parents of special education children, parents suing their child's school. Arizona? Just two cases.
There are further outcomes. In 1992 the year before we started school choice, public school students murdered 72 people. In the last five years, such murders have averaged less than 20, this despite a quintupling of our at-risk student population count. Five times as many at-risk students, less than 1/3 as many murders. Our incarcerated juvenile population has collapsed, to a much greater degree than other states.
And, unlike many other states, we have jobs for our high school and college graduates. Just look at Tucson to understand what a policy of growing government and mediocre schools does for you. Tucson has the same number of jobs they had in March of 2007, 15 years ago.
If money had any impact at all, it would show up in New York State which spends $32 billion more than Arizona, almost three times as much per student. $24,000 per student per year as compared to our $9,000. Yet, our Black, Hispanic, white and Asian 8th grade math scores are all significantly higher than NY demographic scores. Further, the U.S. and Arizona median household incomes are $67,000. Two average Arizona teacher salaries are $102,000. So, we would be taxing the poor to support the rich.
New York did achieve one thing with their education spending, they destroyed their economy. NY state has fewer jobs now than they had eight years ago.
Meanwhile, Arizona is setting records for employment every month now, good jobs for our high school and college graduates.
This is about kids, right?
I'd like to say it beggars belief that a state Supreme Court justice could be on video doing what is essentially blackface and not be immediately recalled, but then I remember what state we're in.
I don't know how you guys cover these insane idiots without losing your minds, but I'm glad you do, even as I recoil in horror at these daily antics.
"...rankings..." These are the rankings that count. The National Assessment of Educational Progress is the gold standard for comparing state outcomes. Arizona Blacks rank 3rd in the nation on NAEP math scores, outscoring Blacks in 47 other states. Our Hispanics rank 14th, Asians 5th and whites 6th.
If NAEP were to break Hispanics into two groups: Native Born Hispanics and Foreign Born Hispanics, each of those two Arizona groups would rank in the top ten of all states.
There are also non-academic outcomes. In other states such as Pennsylvania, there are over 160 lawsuits by parents of special education children, parents suing their child's school. Arizona? Just two cases.
There are further outcomes. In 1992 the year before we started school choice, public school students murdered 72 people. In the last five years, such murders have averaged less than 20, this despite a quintupling of our at-risk student population count. Five times as many at-risk students, less than 1/3 as many murders. Our incarcerated juvenile population has collapsed, to a much greater degree than other states.
And, unlike many other states, we have jobs for our high school and college graduates. Just look at Tucson to understand what a policy of growing government and mediocre schools does for you. Tucson has the same number of jobs they had in March of 2007, 15 years ago.