Re:You Are Not Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites
by mgaunard on Sunday August 25, 2024 @02:38PM
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We don't spend 50% of state budgets on primary/secondary education.
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Re:You Are Not Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites
by whiterknight on Sunday August 25, 2024 @03:27PM
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It does if you consider the part going to your county:
“In 2022, the federal government spent … This is 13.6% of the total spent on elementary and secondary education in 2022. The remaining funding comes from state and local governments, which contribute 43.7% and 42.7%, respectively.”
Re:You Are Not Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites
by feoren on Sunday August 25, 2024 @04:04PM
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You've misread that. It is not saying that 43.7% of the state budget goes to elementary and secondary education. It is saying that 43.7% of the funding for education comes from the state. Those are completely different.
Re:You Are Not Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites
by whiterknight on Sunday August 25, 2024 @05:54PM
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No. If 20% of the state budget is then that amount is matched by an equal part local. So state + local education would be 40% of the state budget.
education (property tax) dominates local spend. So yes we do tax and spend extraordinary amounts on education.