Do not think about, write about or deal with human behavior without determining the effects of incentives.
There was the Central Falls fiasco with everybody fired–everybody rehired, covered in this blog. Just search Central Falls. The results were dismal, everyone was fired–they promised to do better–they were rehired.
See how they lie. It’s awful. Wait, not so bad. OK, it’s fine.
Shrinking Teacher Layoff continues.
30/06/2010 00:17:00 EducationNews.org
* Oceanside, California – “OUSD to rehire at least half of laid off teachers”
* Ann Arbor, Michigan – “The board recalled all 191 laid-off teachers…”
* Chicago, Illinois – “…only 1,200 teachers will be laid off, instead of the 2,700 originally projected…”
* North Carolina – “State budget saves 1,600 teacher jobs, cuts spending”
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In this flurry of job-saving activity, the U.S. Census Bureau yesterday released its annual report on public education finances. The figures carry us through the 2007-08 school year, and the two-year-old statistics show in stark relief how we reached this point.
Enrollment dropped nationwide by more than 45,000 students, and there was virtually no inflation in 2008. Nevertheless, per-pupil spending rose 6.1 percent to $10,259.
That year, 21.3 million people worked in the public sector at all levels of government. Six million of them worked in the public school system.
We spend more than a half-trillion dollars annually on public education, and school districts hold an additional $377 billion in debt.
Contrary to the belief of some, that money doesn’t come from a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. It amounts to $3,635 a year from the paychecks of each and every working American.
And there’s this, from:
A 7% increase in enrollment and 100% increase in employment. 0% increase in accomplishment.
Cheerio and ttfn,
Grant Coulson
Cui Bono–Cherchez les Contingencies
