Years ago, in preparation for the writing of Market Education: The Unknown History, I did an informal survey of residents in the greater Seattle area. I asked them how much they thought we were spending on public education in Washington state, and how much they thought we should spend.
Then I'd tell them the actual figure.
For the most part, they were shocked by how much more the public schools spent per pupil than they imagined.
Well, the same is true nationwide according to a recent survey done by the Education Testing Service (the folks who administer the SAT).
Read all about it in my friend Jay Greene's op/ed today in the NY Post.
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