The Price is Wrong

Education Next story shows how little the general public knows about school spending. For instance, survey respondents were asked to estimate how much their school district spends, per pupil.

The average estimate: $4,231. The real average: $10,353. Respondents also underestimated average teacher pay by $14,000/year.

(EIA Communique and Fordham Foundation's Flypaper have previously discussed this).

To test what you know on school spending and choice, try our school choice quiz. And to find out how much your school's teachers earn, get the data at StopTeacherStrikes.org