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John Leiber: “We are spending more money, but the population is…”

Featuring: John Leiber, Republican | Wisconsin Treasurer

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Campaign 2018: John Leiber (R) Candidate for 62nd Assembly District

Published | Video Starts at 06:44

And I know we're now spending more on K12 education in actual dollars than ever before. You have to couple that, though, with the realization that the student population's relatively flat right now. So We are spending more money, but the population is increasing, so we're spending more and more per pupil every single year. I wouldn't try to look at and see what the funding formula actually does. Right now, most people don't understand how the formula works. It's a very complicated system with primary, secondary, tertiary funding levels. (06:44–06:50)

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