Thousands of Chilean students have turned out in recent weeks for huge protests aimed at President Sebastian Pinera, a massive show of force in defense of public education funding. Chile’s education system is one of the world’s most expensive, according to the OECD. A natural sound AFPTV report.
April 1st, 2012
Arabic-Web-Chilean students rally for public education
January 16th, 2012
Why do the Koch brothers want to end public education?
This film and investigation connects the dots and reveals why the Koch brothers are trying to end public education and how their wealth winds up in the hands of Jim Crow. Watch the video, then call David Koch and tell him to stop funding school resegregation now. His number is 212-319-1100. Discuss at: facebook.com More at: KochBrothersExposed.com
January 8th, 2012
The True Cost of Public Education
What is the true cost of public education? According to a new study by the Cato Institute, some of the nation’s largest public school districts are underreporting the true cost of government-run education programs. www.cato.org Cato Education Analyst Adam B. Schaeffer explains that the nations five largest metro areas and the District of Columbia are blurring the numbers on education costs. On average, per-pupil spending in these areas is 44 percent higher than officially reported. Districts on average spent nearly $18000 per student and yet claimed to spend just $12500 last year. It is impossible to have a public debate about education policy if public schools can’t be straight forward about their spending.