The @PhillyInquirer still hasn't corrected this false claim that "State lawmakers have dramatically reduced state funding for public schools over the last generation."
"Kennesaw State University's Ben Scafidi has revealed that inflation–adjusted K–12 education spending per student increased by 27% between 1992 and 2014 in the U.S. —
"At the same time, in Pennsylvania, inflation-adjusted K–12 education spending per student increased by 38 percent, while teacher salaries dropped by 3 percent in constant dollars."
"Dr. Scafidi additionally found that the number of full-time teachers in the U.S. increased 2.5 times as fast as the number of students between 1950 and 2015 — and that the number of administrators and other staff increased more than 7 times as fast as the number of students"
"Public-school funding has actually been increasing for decades.
The real problem is a lack of incentive for schools to meet students’ needs."
"It’s long past time for us to fix the messed up incentive structure that’s baked into the public-school system by funding students directly and empowering families."