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ams6110 on April 21, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nikola Tesla’s Predictions for the 21st Century

if the federal government spent more money on education then we would have a more well educated electorate

I don't think this can be assumed. Funding alone is not a good predictor of educational outcomes [1], and the source of the funds (local, state, federal) also matters.

[1] http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/s...

D9u on April 21, 2013 [–]

A two year study can hardly be considered to be definitive. I wonder what the results would be for a 20 year study?

Also, my state is one of those which spends the least on education, so my views are probably skewed as a result.

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