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Unacceptable education quality is well documented in the Education Report chapter. Two of many graphics from that chapter are shown here. The chart at the left, shows a 71% decline of the U.S. education productivity index. This was caused by declining quality output, coupled with huge increases in (inflation-adjusted) spending per student - - compared to our past and to foreign competitors. It is apparent improved quality does not equate to more money thrown at …

…remedial course costs to teach basics not learned in high school (60% of freshmen in California and 70% in Florida, as examples). Recently it was reported 75% of students failed to meet reading and writing standards. The problem is not lack of money (by all indications there is too much money in that system) - - it's lack of management and accountability to parents, as expected with any monopolistic system, that can be cured only by more privatization.