OK. If it's an "investment", ought we not see a return on our investment? Democratic lawmakers lead panel discussion on education reform in Muskegon

Democratic lawmakers lead panel discussion on education reform in Muskegon | MLive.com:
"“Education is not simply an expense, it’s an investment,” Whitmer said.
“Every dollar we invest in education, we get returns over and over again.
What we’ve seen in the last three years is unprecedented cuts to our schools.
We need to not just cut the pie different ways; we need to make a bigger pie.”"

...The proposal calls for disclosure of the amount of taxpayer dollars actually spent on classroom instruction.

........ For one, the lack of school funding is impacting contract negotiations and straining relationships between teachers and administrators.”