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  • Public School Spending: More Isn’t Necessarily Better

    Public School Spending: More Isn’t Necessarily Better0

    • June 5, 2019

    Public school per-pupil spending has increased for the fifth consecutive year, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The county’s top-five spenders for 2017 are New York ($23,091), the District of Columbia ($21,974), Connecticut ($19,322), New Jersey ($18,920) and Vermont ($18,290). California comes in at number 21, spending $12,143 per pupil (see Summary

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  • Majority of Public Employees Don’t Want to Be Forced to Pay Union Dues

    Majority of Public Employees Don’t Want to Be Forced to Pay Union Dues0

    It’s National Employee Freedom Week, and a majority of public-sector union members agree with a recent Supreme Court ruling banning the collection of fees without express consent, according to a just-released poll. The case, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, was brought against government unions for charging non-members “agency fees.” In

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  • Trump’s Education Cuts Aren’t ‘Devastating,’ They’re Smart

    Trump’s Education Cuts Aren’t ‘Devastating,’ They’re Smart0

    It’s the end of the world as we know it—at least that’s what some people would have us believe about President Trump’s education budget. It’s “a devastating blow to the country’s public education system,” according to National School Boards Assn. CEO Thomas Gentzel. More like a “wrecking ball,” says Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National

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