American public schools lost 1.4 million students since COVID. Their budgets grew by 34 percent anyway.

https://reason.com/2026/07/22/american-public-schools-lost-1-4-million-students-since-covid-their-budgets-grew-by-34-percent-anyway/

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modernangel@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 20d

now tell us how much police and military budgets grew by

AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 20d

So... Less than inflation

Rando54321@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 20d

Good

Today@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d

In my district it's Trumpy- they hire their friends and pad their pay to increase retirement.