American public schools lost 1.4 million students since COVID. Their budgets grew by 34 percent anyway. | Spyke

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American public schools lost 1.4 million students since COVID. Their budgets grew by 34 percent anyway.

American public schools lost 1.4 million students since COVID. Their budgets grew by 34 percent anyway.

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sh.itjust.works

now tell us how much police and military budgets grew by

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Good

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AlternatePersonMan

So... Less than inflation

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In my district it's Trumpy- they hire their friends and pad their pay to increase retirement.

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American public schools lost 1.4 million students since COVID. Their budgets grew by 34 percent anyway. | Spyke