Tom Tiffany: “Over $18,000 per student. Over $24,000 per student in Milwaukee.”

“How do you get a handle on this problem? So we're spending more money on education than ever? Well, we're 26th now. We used to be 11th in 2002. Over $18,000 per student. Over $24,000 per student in Milwaukee. We're spending a lot of money on education. I think we need to make sure that we have accountability for how that money is being spent.” (05:40–05:46)

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