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School Finance: Trends in U.S. Education Spending

HEHS-95-235 Published: Sep 15, 1995. Publicly Released: Sep 15, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the current status and trends in public education spending, focusing on: (1) the current expenditure levels for education and how they have changed over time; (2) the roles local, state, and federal governments play in financing education in the United States, and how these roles have changed over time; and (3) how the states differ in their capacity to provide resources for education and their relative tax effort.

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Aid for educationDisadvantaged personsEducation or training costsElementary educationElementary school studentsPublic schoolsSecondary educationSecondary school studentsState aidlocal relationsMedicaid