Reuters - Staff Writer

The United States spent an average of $8,701 per pupil in 2005, the Census Bureau said on Thursday, with some states paying more than twice as much per student. There appears to be little correlation between spending and performance. (more)

“. . . It’s not necessarily so that states with higher spending have higher test scores,” said Tom Loveless, an education policy expert at the Brookings Institution think tank.” (more)