WIth one day of Iraq War funding could have...

Eran Lillestrand's picture

With one day of Iraq War funding we could have hired 6,921 new public school teachers for a year.

Source
The 2008 Statistical Abstract. Education: Elementary and Secondary Education: Staff and Finances. Table 245. Average Salary and Wages Paid in Public School Systems: 1985 to 2005. http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/tables/08s0245.pdf