Third consecutive year in school spending increases marked a “full recovery” from the recession
“The nation as a whole continued to invest more money educating wealthier children than poorer children. Districts with the wealthiest children in the nation allocated about $14,000 per student, roughly $500 more than in districts with the poorest students. That 3.5 percent funding gap between high- and low-income districts was virtually unchanged between 2014-15 and 2015-16.”