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Federal spending covers only 8% of public school budgets

  • Written by David S. Knight, Assistant Professor of Education Finance and Policy, University of Washington
Federal spending covers only 8% of public school budgetsThe White House is threatening to cut funds to school districts that don't resume daily in-person instruction.Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesFederal spending covers only 8% of public school budgetsCC BY-SA

State and local tax dollars cover the bulk of U.S. public school funding.

The federal government spends just under US$55 billion per year on K-12 education, in addition to outlays for early childhood...

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