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Study ranks state 31st in student funding | Thoughts on Public Education

Study ranks state 31st in student funding | Thoughts on Public Education

Study ranks state 31st in student funding - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

In terms of unadjusted state and local spending for education, California ranks 24th in the nation. But adjust spending to account for the regional cost of living, as Education Week does annually, and California’s per student spending falls to 46th in the nation. Which ranking you cite in debates with colleagues and around the dinner table [...]