K-12 Education: Can More Funding for Low-Quality Schools Move the Needle?

Facts At-A-Glance

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  The U.S. ranked 25th

  on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam in 2018.

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  Only about eight percent

  of all public school funding comes from the federal government.

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  76% of all low-income students

  would receive equal or greater school funding if all states were to pool property tax dollars at the county or state level to be distributed evenly to all schools.