Latest News and Comment from Education

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Per Pupil Spending “Factiness:” Newark in Context! � School Finance 101

Per Pupil Spending “Factiness:” Newark in Context! � School Finance 101

Per Pupil Spending “Factiness:” Newark in Context!

Anyone who’s been reading popular media or who watched any of NBC’s Education Nation now knows as a simple fact that Newark Public Schools spend $22,000 per pupil and that’s simply a disgracefully high amount! Just check out this Google search for “Newark” & “22,000″ & “per-pupil.”

Along with this number come claims of the sort – Newark is one of if not the most expensive public school system in the nation! It’s simply fact – truthiness – proofiness – or perhaps even factiness. Recent Newark