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Spouting Thomas's avatar

What’s interesting here is all your suggestions sound like they cost more money. Doesn’t the US already spend on education at a high level relative to GDP? Though I’m not sure if that stat includes higher ed.

Is there any waste in the system that could generate savings?

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Torin McCabe's avatar

Are there studies on a broken windows theory theory of education? Hypothesis: A student becomes more likely to be illiterate the more illiterate classmates they have. Stupidity is contagious based upon peer pressure

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Josh G's avatar

So there is research on charter schools that utilize lottery systems to get in. This is good for research because a lottery is random. The research shows that they are positive. Probably students that win the charter school lottery and go there instead of a public school are better off. That's the closest to what you're asking that I'm aware of.

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