They Spent $29,284 per Pupil, but Only 28% of Eighth Graders Rated Proficient in Math

Plus: Rural America Won't Be Spared During Biden's Immigration Crisis

May 15 2024   COMMENTARY They Spent $29,284 per Pupil, but Only 28% of Eighth Graders Rated Proficient in Math By Terence Jeffrey New York spent $29,284 per pupil in public schools in fiscal year 2022, and the results are in: Here's what taxpayers get for their investment. More COMMENTARY Rural America Won't Be Spared During Biden's Immigration Crisis By Erin Schniederjan An NGO receives millions in taxpayer funds to help resettle Somalis in Wisconsin, bringing the border crisis to a rural area. More NEWS First Quarter of 2024 Stokes Fears That the Economy Is in a Period of Stagflation By Will Kessler Inflation remains high even as the monthly rate ticked down slightly between March and April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. More COMMENTARY Someone's Going to Have to Pay a Lot for Your Social Security By Rachel Greszler The oldest Gen Xers are in for a rude awakening when they start reaching Social Security's normal retirement age of 67: The program's trust fund will be empty. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Supreme Court to Make Significant Rulings on Power of Administrative State, Presidential Immunity, More By John G. Malcolm, Seth Lucas With several closely watched cases still pending, it will likely be a historic finish to this Supreme Court term. More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at letters@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to opt out of this newsletter, please click here to unsubscribe from Capitol Bell.

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