Mike Rounds: “We spent about $16,000 per student per year, and heck, it…”

“When that Cabinet position was created, and put them back where they had been in the first place. For those that we keep. But then moving forward, recognize that We spent about $16,000 per student per year, and heck, it just hasn't made any difference. In fact, if you take a look at it, most of the scores have gone down. Math has gone up a whole four points in four decades.” (04:15–04:23)

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