It makes youscratchyourhead about the actual role of the public schools since there is so much spent on staff other than teachers relative to other nations.
Before youscratchyourhead, consider: The San Francisco 49ers posted a 104-47 record--the league's best, including four championships--during the 1980s, yet the team that lost the most money during that decade was, ahem, the 49ers.
"You sort of scratchyourhead as a consultant when you hear the manufacturer suggest they curb production, " says Mark Rikess, who runs a dealership training and consultancy in Burbank, Calif.