Education K-12

It is often said that government agencies, especially state and local groups tend to grow and expend if left to their own devises and this is true of education. There are 3.2 million teachers in K-12 schools in the US and seven million staff. In 1950 there were 1.1 million teachers in K-12 along with 400,000 staff. There were 26 students per teacher in 1950. The average cost per living since 1950 has been 3.5% and the cost of K-12 has increased by 6%. Test scores have remained stagnate while the gap between Black and White student has widened. These numbers are different for suburbian schools where tax dollars are more available District 196 in the southeast burgs of Minneapolis has 27,679 students, 2,100 teachers and 4,000 staff. With a budget of $500 million this is over $18,000 per student and 13 students per teacher. The two biggest problems facing the country today are the gaps in income and education. Perhaps using AI to offered private tutors for all students can help.