Schools spend $14M less on textbooks than in 2008
by Associated Press Published: January 30,2012
Tags: appropriations, books, education, elementary schools, secondary schools. school districts, spending, state government, textbooks
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — School districts across Mississippi spent $14 million less on textbooks last year than they did three years ago. The Clarion-Ledger reports the state Department of Education spent $22 million on textbooks last year. That’s a decrease from the 2008-09 school year, when the reported textbook expenses total was $36 million. While amounts [...] [...]
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