1. Real “Current” Spending Per Student and Student Achievement All data come from the Digest of Education Statistics, published by the National Center for Education Statistics at the U.S. Department of Education

2. The Productivity Problem in Public K-12 Education is a National and Longstanding Problem

13. Since 2010 and 2011 Georgia’s 8 th Grade NAEP Scores Have Increased Georgia’s Graduation Rate Has Increased Real Spending Per Student Has Declined The productivity of Georgia public schools has increased over the past decade. After decades of productivity declines.