January 2018 – Harness Data

How big is the PreK-12 public education industry?

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Dr. Nathan Balasubramanian

How big is the PreK-12 public education industry? When I ask parents this question, the answer I get is a few billion to $20 billion. I am not kidding – we spend almost $700 billion every year in public education! Imagine the possibilities if we could turn this around to make it a $700 billion […]

Prekindergarten – 12th grade (PreK-12) public education funding: Probably too little or too much?

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Dr. Nathan Balasubramanian

Prekindergarten – 12th grade (PreK-12) public education funding: Probably too little or too much? Funding public education has and will continue to be controversial as long as we breathe. Why you ask. One word – Taxes! 100 years ago, over 80 percent of the funding came from Local Taxes, yes, our Property Taxes. Property Taxes, also […]