...30% of music, art teachers. I don't think art and music are unimportant, which is why it's annoying that usually they're the first ones on the chopping block when budgets get tight. But that just undermines the problem inherent in our education system: it's vulnerable to economic downturns. When state, local and federal budgets are happy, schools are happy. When state, local and federal budgets are tight, usually districts have to cut things and that undermines the quality of education offered.
Of course, the quality question is another discussion entirely. (Something needs to be changed in both secondary and higher education- something big.) But smart people who can do math need to get thinking: how can we better fund education?
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