New poll: Teachers have no idea how much their schools spend

The Washington Examiner reports:

Teachers have no idea how much money their local school districts spend per student, they just want more spending.

Teachers surveyed in the 2015 Education Next poll estimated that their local school district spends a little more than $7,000 per student. The actual amount? $12,325. The teachers were off by 72 percent. That's certainly worthy of a failing grade on this test.

Following that question, teachers were asked to estimate average per pupil spending across the country. Their estimates dropped slightly, down to $6,783. The actual amount: $12,010. Wrong by 77 percent.

Next, teachers were asked if funding in their district should go up or down. Some were told how much money is actually spent per student in their school, others were not. Either way, teachers wanted more spending in their schools. Despite massively underestimating how much money is spent in schools, teachers asked for more.

It's for the children.