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 [spent] on K through 12 education. That would be fine if you didn't acknowledge that from 0 to 5, 90% of your brain development happens. Right. (36:52–36:57)
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