"I think we spend too much on K-12 education a.k.a. teachers' salaries. It's the only industry where you never see any productivity increases.“


-Peter Brimelow

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I think we spend too much on K-12 education a.k.a. teachers' salaries. It's the only industry where you never see any productivity increases.

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