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Mattie Parker: “In the United States, we spend about $500 per pupil between…”

Featuring: Mattie Parker, Republican | Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas

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The Future of Texas Families | Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker | The Future of Texas Ep. 6

Published | Video Starts at 36:40

And let me explain that. And it's also great roi. So across the United States, on average, these are averages. So you may have actual numbers AJ For Texas, but on average In the United States, we spend about $500 per pupil between the ages of 0 and 5 per year. Okay. Compare that to what we spend on K through 12 education. On average it's around 11 to 12 thousand dollars per pupil. (36:40–36:47)

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