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Old 02-23-2011, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe View Post


First things first, deal with this first:

"Two-thirds of the eighth graders in Wisconsin public schools cannot read proficiently according to the U.S. Department of Education, despite the fact that Wisconsin spends more per pupil in its public schools than any other state in the Midwest."
http://nationsreportcard.gov/reading_2009/state_g8.asp

Actually it looks like Wisconsin is with a few handful of states that are at or above the proficient level. Most of the west/southern of WI are below or well below Wisconsin.

In term of money spent per pupil, Wisconsin spends $10,267 per pupil. Which is not too much higher than the surrounding states, Michigan is only 500-700 less per pupil. $9.9k and Ohio is $9.7...

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/of-all-states-new-york-schools-spend-most-money-per-pupil/
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