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Profit is not a goal of public education. Education is the goal of public education. It should be the singular goal.

Yes, my belief is that public education is a cost borne collectively by a society. We take some of our profit and spend it on public education, it does not produce profit.

Yes, we should care how our money is spent in pursuit of public education. I'm not advocating waste. But the question we should ask is whether the money we spend results in a worthwhile education for students.

It is my experience that public good typically loses to profit when contradicts the other.




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