U.S. spends average $8,701 per pupil

[Earthy]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05/24/usa.education.spending.reut/

U.S. spends average of $8,701 per pupil on education

HU? Where does the money go?

[SoonerMama]

My guess is administration and assessment. In other words, not to anywhere it would make a positive difference.

[Earthy]

Yep, that's too bad.

[Deena]

I wish it came to me! What I could do with that much per student of mine!!! :D

[KrisRV]

I agree Deena, I can't understand why we don't get the money for our children. I could sure use it.

I know Andy's sister had a handicap child and to keep her out of the home the state paid her to take of her.

Well why don't they pay me for homeschooling my girls?

[crazymama]

Oh my wow... I could give all of my kids top of the line educations for just half of that!! That is still bargin shopping like I do, and reselling but still! That is such a waste of my husbands hard earned tax dollars!

[momothem]

Yeah, I'd love some kind of voucher system (but without ANY gov't interference.)

[Trish]

That would be the problem gov't interfence. I could really give Vicki an education with kind of money a year. I just don't the gov't telling me what to do.

[the sneaky mama]

The $ goes towards upkeep of buildings and classrooms, paying salaries, administrative costs and of course assessments.

I am in favor of tax incentives for homeschoolers who own homes but I'm not in favor of voucher programs etc. for homeschoolers. LOL--that's very political of me this early in the morning.

And oh my goodness--what I couldn't do with approximately $40,000 per year to educate my kids!