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

Cato Institute education Policy Analyst [Adam B. Schaeffer](/people/adam-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](/pubs/pas/pa662.pdf).” 

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