Kevin D. Williamson: 'More Spending for Less Output' in Public Education

Kevin D. Williamson, National Review editor and author, talks with Andy Nash about the socialist model of public education and the corrupt bargain of higher ed.

2:21 -- System doesn't work, horribly ineffective, expensive, unaccountable (1min)
3:35 -- The public system fails the underprivileged (:30)
4:55 -- Wealthier school districts can get away with more waste (1 min)
7:43 -- Spending more per pupil, but getting worse results (:30)
9:34 -- A Model of Education (1 min)
11:40 -- "The problem w/ higher ed is not so much socialism as it is corruption." (2 min)

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[eswyatt]

I agree that the wealthy aren't as troubled by the waste, but why is that? My intuition says it's because they've got bigger things to worry about. But it's the same conundrum as the observed waste of firms having monopoly power. Why doesn't the profit motive make them (monopoly firms) push their workers as hard as perfectly competitive firms? Similarly, there's no explanation in rational choice theory for why the wealthy wouldn't be as vigilant about policing waste in schools.

[leatherman1984]

I watched Kevin on Glenn Beck tonight and was intrigued by his observations. I tend to agree with his assessment of both public schools and higher ed. It would be interesting to see how different life would be for many people if higher ed. was streamlined and efficient. We may see that happen as the "value" of a degree lessens.