It's troubling that in the USA while inflation adjusted education spending per student has grown more than 150% since 1970...

-Reading scores have remained unchanged
-Math scores have remained unchanged
-Student aged suicide rates have grown significantly
-Student aged obesity rates have grown significantly

What are we doing wrong?

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

I could not say as I do not live in America but suggest perhaps asking:

What was the USA's average inflation-adjusted rise in public-services costs generally in that 54 years?

Are you seeing that rise in teachers' salaries, school buildings overheads, educational-materials prices and other support costs; but no change since 1970 in subjects, examinations, teaching methods and materials, and expected academic levels?

For static curriculae, syllabi and tutorial methods might explain the two academic measurements staying static; but not the pupils' personal problems. If those are social and pastoral matters heavily linked to external factors - are the teachers helped to try to help such pupils?