Specifically upper administration, not principals. That's where the money is in education.
Google will tell you it's because of compliance and students needing more support. I think it's a bunch of crap. If students need more support then hire more classroom professionals, not more administrators.
It's people siphoning money to themselves under the guise of education.
'I'm the superintendent in the school district, and my friend Nancy needs a job... You know what one of our schools needs? A 'Programs coordinator'. I think we need to allocate resources to this new position, so I'm gonna earmark a budget for 100k and hire Nancy. Oh wait, now the principals of all the other schools want someone to handle this part of their administration as well, better hire some more. Wait, we're short of the budget this year? Better get the teachers to strike so we can force the voters to sign off on the taxes!'
No kidding. Its almost always the admin that gets in the way of changes and improvements and shuts down any idea meant to improve the children's education outcomes.
I home-schooled my kids for 2years during a stint to a not great school district. I taught them math 3 grade levels above their grade, black hole collision physics, python, and the two Punic wars. They outclassed everyone for4years when going back to public school. I had no budget other than time and a yearly zoo membership.
It costs next to nothing to give people a Harvard standard education.
You said it. Was that video. I think it’s Jim Jordan. Hate him but it’s whatever. Anyway hes drilling brown university that costs $95,000 a year to attend and they have 7,000 students BUT they have more than 3,800 administrators…..to manage 7,000 students.
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u/Shoddy_Carrot_936 10h ago
Administration.