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Fun Fact Friday - U.S. per pupil spending and NAEP scores

7.24.2009

Fun Fact Friday! - Per Pupil Spending and NAEP Test Scores from Education Gadfly on Vimeo .

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VIDEO SOURCES

U.S. per pupil spending in constant 2006-2007 dollars:

National Center for Education Statistics

nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=66

U.S. long-term trend reading scores for 9-year-olds:

National Assessment of Education Progress,

National Center for Education Statistics

nationsreportcard.gov/ltt_2008/ltt0003.asp?subtab_id=Tab_1&tab_id=tab1#chart

Tags: National Assessment of Educational Progress National Center for Education Statistics
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