Why America's school funding crisis is only getting worse (HBO)

U.S. education spending fell by about $600 per student between 2009 and 2014. Meanwhile, public schools serve a growing segment of students who cost states more to teach: English language learners.

By 2025, according to the Department of Education, nearly 30 percent of all children in U.S. public schools will be Hispanic. Many of them will take courses in English, while learning the language.

Schools in Dodge City, Kansas, where education funding has declined significantly since 2009, are directly experiencing the effects of these converging trends.

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