A new report from KASB shows spending on education matters.
“The amount of spending (total revenue per pupil, current spending per pupil, and spending on instruction per pupil; in actual dollars, adjusted for inflation, and adjusted for regional cost of living), is a significant predictor of almost all outcome measures, including all NAEP math and reading scores, college readiness tests and high school completion.
Higher spending is a significant predictor of outcomes even when adjusted for the percent of low-income students tested (NAEP) or the percentage of students participating in the test (ACT and SAT).”