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A VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF EDUCATION

FINANCE IN THE UNITED STATES
NCSL BUDGET AND TAX ACADEMY | THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019 | WASHINGTON, D.C.
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20TH CENTURY DEVELOPMENTS

(National Center for Education Statistics, 2018a; Snell, 2009; U.S. Census Bureau, 2019)
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EDUCATION & HEALTH EXPENDITURES AS A SHARE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

1960 TO 2016

(Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2019; National Center for Education

Statistics, 2019a; U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2018)
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ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION EXPENDITURES FOR OECD NATIONS

SELECTED FYS 2005 TO 2015

(National Center for Education Statistics, 2018a, 2019b)

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ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION REVENUES (BY SOURCE)

SYS 2002 TO 2016

(National Center for Education Statistics, Selected years)

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K-12 PER PUPIL CURRENT EXPENDITURES AT A GLANCE

SYS 2001–02 TO 2015–16

(National Center for Education

Statistics, Selected years)
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