[nky]

Money is an issue to a point. Schools need to keep pace with technology to help the students perform in the 21st Century. Does paying a teacher more increase learning? I doubt it because if it does what is that teacher doing now?
Class size in the perfect world doesn't matter because all students are eager and prepared to learn. We are not in the perfect world. Public Schools today deal with many issues that they haven't dealt with in the past. smaller classes can help. Longer school years can help, longer school days can help, and understanding college isn't for everyone.