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Students Flee, but the Money Keeps Coming An argument against educational choice falls apart when you follow where the funding goes. By Jeanne Allen Opponents of educational choice programs often complain that they divert money from public schools. Proponents say that’s good—that the fear of losing funds gives district schools an incentive to improve. In reality,

As schools break for summer, it’s a good time to review the return America is getting on its investment in education. The Census Bureau reports inflation-adjusted spending in K-12 education has tripled since 1970 to a record $751.7 billion. Yet barely a third of all fourth-graders across U.S. urban communities can read or do math