Peter Brimelow

"I think we spend too much on K-12 education a.k.a. teachers' salaries. It's the only industry where you never see any productivity increases."

"There's no particular relationship between spending and educational results. Most education spending is actually on salaries, and that's allocated according to political muscle."

"Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members."