What's wrong with UT?

[_Alter Idem]

All public education has suffered in the last 30 years--not just Utah.

Here in utah, it really depends on where you go to school. Some are top-notch, others are not. My kids went to an elementary school which is very good with excellent teachers and high standards. But I know that other schools within the same district were not very good. Very little parental involvement and little in the way of liberal arts.

I attended school in northern Calif. in a wealthy district. The things my kids have missed out on at the high school level are the Archery classes, Fencing, Water polo, tennis teams etc-and our drama dept. was outstanding. But as far as the math, english and sciences, I have no complaints. I think those classes are on par with what I got in a Calif. district that had all the money they could possibly want to spend on students.

[_twinkie]

What is the money spent ON? $5k per student, although less than other states, does not seem low. You've got a class of 30 students I would suppose- that's $150,000 per year. They pay the teacher, what, 30-60k? So where does the other $90-120k go? How much do homeschool parents spend on their kid's education per year, I wonder?

[_harmony]

What is the money spent ON? $5k per student, although less than other states, does not seem low. You've got a class of 30 students I would suppose- that's $150,000 per year. They pay the teacher, what, 30-60k? So where does the other $90-120k go? How much do homeschool parents spend on their kid's education per year, I wonder?

It's not just the teacher:

Staff: including administrative, maintenance, faculty, bus drivers, secretarial, teacher's aids, etc.
Facility: including bond payments, repairs, furniture, heating, cooling, buses.
Instructional aids: books, work books, supplies, magazine subscriptions, etc.
Extracurricular: coaches/advisors, referees, uniforms/costumes, equipment, supplies, etc.

I'm sure there's more. Education isn't cheap.