More Money for Schools Does not Mean Better Schools

"More money and more teachers are nothing more than self-serving strategies to enhance the wealth and power of the education establishment." This quote by Walter Williams, from his article, "More Money, Better Education?" is one that I couldn't agree with more. Williams article is very persuasive, as he uses effective data to prove his point. While in his article "New Schools Now," Jesse Jackson brings up legitimate counter arguments as to why improving our inner city schools is so important, but does not come across as very convincing. …