I'm Tired....................

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 The amount of money thrown at it is not relevant countries that spend far less than we do per student deliver better results

http://www.heartland.org/policybot/results/13542/International_Scorecard_for_US_Education_Big_Spending_SoSo_Results.html

As to the specific teacher referred to in Ca. While I have previously said that teachers unions and the NEA are just that, UNIONS, as with other unions "tenure" protects mediocre performance and discourages excellence that might reflect badly on underachievers. HOWEVER, almost every time I have seen a layoff at a place I worked the  cut has relied on the principle of last in first out.