Just Sayin'

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was recently speaking to a group on the state of education in Jersey. Needless to say, it was pretty pathetic. Low test scores, low graduation and burdensome union contracts were topics for discussion. During the speech Christie let it slip that Jersey is currently spending $ 24,000 per student, per year on education. Take one class of 20 students plus one overpaid teacher and you're paying $ 300,000 to turn bright lights into dim bulbs.

It got me thinking though, what kind of education can you get for around 24 K a year?

You could go to:

Rutgers - $ 22,968 per year
Colorado State University - $ 18,022
University of Colorado - $ 25,752
Arizona State University - $ 21,924
University of Massachusetts - $ 20,898

And to think these prices also include room and board. Something tells me the good people of New Jersey are not quite getting the bang for their buck. Maybe they should just send their kids to Rutgers for K-12 as well.