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School Finance: Trends in U.S. Education Spending

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 15, 1995
Report No. HEHS-95-235
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Summary:

Recent trends in U.S. education finance show a leveling off of per pupil spending for education combined with increasing enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools. Meanwhile, schools face an increasing number of poor children and others at high risk of school failure--students whose education costs are generally greater than average. Moreover, education's share of state budgets has declined, and federal education funding faces tight fiscal constraints. If these trends continue, America may be less able to provide adequate educational services for many school-age children or make needed improvements in the educational system.

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