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The Underfunded Myth

The Third in a Video Series Debunking School Funding Myths

By Michael Van Beek and Daniel E. Montgomery, published on Dec. 9, 2010

(Permission to rebroadcast in whole or in part is hereby granted. A courtesy super or CG crediting the Mackinac Center would be appreciated.)

Michigan school expenditures have nearly quadrupled since 1960. As measured by personal income, Michigan devotes more state and local tax revenue to schools than any other state besides Wyoming and Vermont.

Read more about this and other school funding myths.

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