Is there a relationship between education funding and academic performance?  In 1970, the US per-student expenditure was $4060 and by 2006 is was $9266 (adjusted for inflation).  High school graduation rates are flat.  Achievement gaps between Whites and Asians vs. all other minorities have not changed.  For decades we have followed the same program of dumping more money at the problem and not getting an improvement in the results.  Can we try something different?