Report: US Shortchanged Public Schools by Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Over Decades | gadflyonthewallblog

Fun Fact: Between 2005 and 2017, the federal government withheld $580 billion it had promised to spend on students from poor families and students with disabilities.

Fun Fact: Over that same period, the personal net worth of the nation’s 400 wealthiest people ballooned by $1.57 trillion.

Source: Report: US Shortchanged Public Schools by Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Over Decades | gadflyonthewallblog