Measures of Student Performance Have Not Increased Even Though Per-Pupil

question 155

Multiple Choice

Measures of student performance have not increased even though per-pupil government subsidies have increased because

• A) there is a need for more funds to be spent.
• B) we have declining enrollment in public schools.
• C) parents and children value the last unit of educational services received more than the cost.
• D) parents and children value the last unit of educational services received less than the cost.

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