struggling that's a reflection of you. Don't project your incompetence on society. https://educationdata.org/college-degree-roi https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/college-pays-off/#:~:text=March%201%2C%202022&text=On%20average%2C%20recent%20college%20graduates,earn%20only%20%2430%2C000%20per%20year. https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2022/data-on-display/education-pays.htm https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/the-college-payoff/#:~:text=A%20Bachelor's%20degree%20is%20worth,men%20at%20similar%20education%20levels.

Here's a good overview of comparisons to other countries and also within the US [https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statistics](https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statistics) We're 12th when comparing to other peer countries and we are below benchmarks for education spending

anything about money. But . . . [In 2022, NJ spent $29.8 billion on K-12 schooling.](https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statistics#new-jersey) The most recent data I could get for Norway was 2020. They spent [about 10% of their

received [about $1.3 billion in federal funding](https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statistics#new-jersey) for its schools