School Spending
School Pension Costs Have Doubled Over the Last Decade, Now Top $1,000 Per Pupil Nationally
Employer pension costs represent a significant drain on resources that might otherwise have been available for classroom expenditures.
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Not in the Right Ballpark
A continuation of the debate over a study on the impact of school spending by C. Kirabo Jackson, Rucker C. Johnson, and Claudia Persico
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Money Matters After All?
A response to Boosting Educational Attainment and Adult Earnings by C. Kirabo Jackson, Rucker C. Johnson, and Claudia Persico
School Spending
Pension Debt Crowds Out Other School Spending in Michigan
In Michigan, school funding has increased, but schools aren’t seeing much of the money. Instead, most of the funding increases are going toward paying off the state’s retirement debt.
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Teachers Would Prefer Cash
A common perception about how we pay public sector workers is fundamentally flawed.
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The Twenty-Five Richest Elementary Schools in the Richest Region of the Country
At one elementary school, the average income is almost $250,000 per year. Is this school really more “public” than an inner-city Catholic school serving poor minority children? The public spends $12,000 per child on the former and $0 per child on the latter. Tell me again why that’s fair?
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The Stock Market Has Recovered. Why Haven’t Pensions?
Pension plans have not made much of a dent in their long-term unfunded debt. How could this be?
School Spending
Behind the Headline: How the Education Spendthrifts Get Away With It
In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Paul Peterson looks at why it is so popular for politicians to call for more spending on schools.
School Spending
The Hidden Half: School Employees Who Don’t Teach
Why do American public schools spend more of their operating budgets on non-teachers than almost every other country in the world, including nations that are as prosperous and humane as ours?
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