U.S. Census Bureau Report Shows California Woefully Behind in Education Funding

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

The Education Coalition put out this memo explaining what recently released Census Bureau numbers really mean: 

"A report just released by the U.S. Census Bureau Report shows that California continues to shortchange its students in education funding, spending far less than the national average on per pupil spending, teacher salaries, administrative overhead and transportation needs.
Here are some facts from the report you don’t want to miss:

• The Census Bureau numbers show that California still spends $652 less per student than the national average, even though their figures on “student spending” include funds from outside the state that never make it into the classroom, which arguably inflate the figures.

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