Education funding may not be the whole issue here.
Going into Election Day, both candidates recognize how vital education is and the role it plays in the growth of the U.S. economy. The funding for education has to be increased, but money may not be the answer all of the time.
Every so often, kids get tempted with the dream of quick money and stuff that seems easy. Like the misconception that business degrees mean flashy cars. Government and the media plays a big role in this. Kids can usually name several movie stars and musicians, but almost no physicists. Herein lies the problem. Talking about physicists, let's look at a STEM field like physics, for example.
I abandoned my dream of becoming a physicist to focus on something that would supposedly prepare me for a lucrative career. After graduating college, I hear about a guy in my graduating class (physics major) making $250K in California. With tears in my eyes, I consoled myself in the hope of becoming a 'rocket scientist' on Wall Street or write for sites like this as a 'cough cough' lay person.
