california, it's called the american indian public charter school. they spend $7,000 per year per student. every single student graduates and goes on to college. they have the highest sat scores in the nation. and that's with $7,000 a year per student. the entire discussion cannot revolve around money, but it has to revolve around teacher excellence. how to reward teachers that are able to help students in the neighborhood. if you live in a poor neighborhood, it doesn't mean you are incapable of learning. you need good teachers. we need to promote teacher excellence, and merit pay, and do something about how teachers are tenured in this country, and allow teachers to be rewarded for the good work they do, and it's not money, it's the political grid unions have the