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Public school facility spending greatly exceeds all other costs

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I've been writing about how most people greatly underestimate per pupil public school spending.  Now, courtesy of the CATO Institute, the group that has been pointing out what it really costs to educate a child, comes a fascinating new graph demonstrating that it is actually facility costs that have been driving large increases in public school budgets. 

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Adam B. Schaeffer

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Mark Lerner has been actively involved in Washington, D.C.'s charter school movement and the issues surrounding school choice for over 10 years as a tutor, board of directors member, and board chair. He can be reached at mlerner10@comcast.net.

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