more funding doesn't increase performance. some of the most expensive per student funding still has the worst educational outcomes.

increased parental income is the metric that massively increasing student performance and outcomes.

but nobody wants to talk about that because that's socialism if we start raising incomes. y

we want the electricians (the teachers) to put in good wiring while the housing i burning down, and we tell them they are assholes if they point out the fire and call losers if they get burned while trying to teach the students.

the root of educational issue is socio-economic and cultural. rich people have zero issues with their students being educated up the wazoo and often spend less per student because they live in districts that support learning and has no economic impediments to it.