August 25, 2010 12:24PM 

# Cost of a K‑12 Edjercation Has Quadrupled… 

By [Andrew J. Coulson](https://www.cato.org/people/andrew-coulson) 

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…since 1970, after adjusting for inflation. What have we got to show for it? [Bob Ewing of the Institute for Justice ](http://biggovernment.com/bewing/2010/08/24/public-school-fail-video-clip-that-will-shock-sadden-you/)tackles that question with a little help from a gory chart I put together a couple of months back, but he’s got another nugget of information that a lot of folks may find more compelling.

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