Adam B. Schaeffer details how school districts lie to taxpayers.

Cato Institute education Policy Analyst Adam B. Schaeffer details how school districts lie about their spending. In some cases, school districts spend far more than taxpayers are led to believe. Schaeffer details how 18 large districts fudge the numbers in his Cato Policy Analysis "They Spend WHAT? The Real Cost of Public Schools."

March 10, 2010

Featuring Adam B. Schaeffer

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"They Spend WHAT? The Real Cost of Public Schools" by Adam B. Schaeffer

Topics: Public Schools, School Choice and State and Local Fiscal Policy

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