Adam Andrzejewski, OpenTheBooks CEO/Founder, broke down the billions of dollars going toward Texas K-12 public education — it's a $10.3 billion increase, which is an extra $1,900 per student.
But we checked the test scores from the nation's report card and found that these students are not performing well. Texas 8th graders' proficiency in reading was only at 23%, and only at 24% in math.
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