California public education is a mess

Dan Walters hits the nail squarely on the head in his piece about public education in California.

This part speaks volumes. "It’s evident, too, that a 56 percent increase in K-12 school spending over the last five years — up $23 billion per year — has not solved all problems."

56% increase in spending over five years! Outrageous, considering the return the taxpayers, parents, and students are not getting.

Governor Brown and the state legislature are beholden to their education union masters, caring more about reelection funded (illegally some say) by union dues. What is so distressing and disturbing is that this corruption is out in the open and the voters do not seem, as yet, able to halt it.

Surely, there are tremendous teachers working hard at a very demanding profession.

But there are union bosses and elected officials actively thwarting their efforts in the name of political power generated by massive donations to election/reelection campaigns. Donations NOT approved by the rank and file.

This vicious circle of corruption must be broken.