Karoline Leavitt: “Despite pure pupil spending having increased by more than…”

“Since its creation in 1979 during the Carter administration, the Department of Ed has spent over 3 trillion taxpayer dollars without improving student achievement. Despite pure pupil spending having increased by more than 245% since the 1970s, math and reading scores are down in public schools. In fact, the most recent nation's report card from 2024 showed that 13 year olds math scores are the lowest they've been in decades and their reading scores are the lowest since testing began more than 30 years ago.” (28:45–28:49)

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