Our Bloated School Staffing

The mantra for government schools is always "we need more money". Really? The chart below shows what really happened to all that money -- hugely bloated staffing. Imagine what would happen to any competitive business where your G&A grew 17x as fast as your customer count. Government is all about preventing competition. It's also why Mayor DiBlasio in New York has declared war on charter schools -- because it might upset this sweet cycle of spending without results.