Why Democrats Want More Education Spending But Less Healthcare Spending

73% of campaign contributions from the education industry go to democrats.
56% of campaign contributions from the healthcare industry go to republicans.

"What is curious is that this rise in education costs is deemed by the liberal establishment smart and farsighted while the rise in health-care costs is a curse to be stopped at any cost. What is curiouser still is that in education, where they always advocate more "investment," past increases have gone hand-in-hand with demonstrably deteriorating outcomes. The rising cost in health care has been accompanied by clearly superior results. Thus we would shift dollars from where they do a lot of good to an area where they don't."

- George Newman in the Wall Street Journal

An Honest Public School Superintendent

"Kids bring money to the table."

- William Andrekopoulos, Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent

93 Of 100 Baltimore Public School Graduates Do Not Complete College

"Only 7 percent of the district’s June 2001 graduates—a figure that excludes those who never completed high school—had earned a college degree five years later."

- Education Week

School Vouchers Increase Graduation Rates

"A recent evaluation of the Milwaukee choice program found that its high school graduation rate was 85%, compared to 58% for students in the city's public schools."

- Wall Street Journal

Public School Teachers Do Not Work For Parents

Parents pay private school teachers' salaries, therefore private school teachers want to keep parents happy. They do this by providing a quality education to parents' children.

Politicians pay public school teachers' salaries, therefore public school teachers want to keep politicians happy. They do this by contributing to politicians' campaigns through their unions.

Conclusion:
Private school teachers work for parents.
Public school teachers work for politicians.

American Males' Largest Problem

"When it comes to earning what you learn, guys aren't learning what they need to -- women are getting almost 60% of the college degrees conferred, compared to barely 40% for men. This college gap could be the one that spells the most serious problem for guys, and can over time be at the root of a lot of increased frustration and even crime."

- Mark Penn

"We estimate that while an already low 72 percent of female students graduate from high school, only 65 percent of male students earned a diploma."

- Jay P. Greene