After Correcting for Inflation, Spending Per Pupil in Public Elementary

question 18

Multiple Choice

After correcting for inflation, spending per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States over the last three decades has

• A) more than doubled.
• B) fallen dramatically.
• C) remained roughly constant.
• D) increased, but only slightly.

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