The 2009 federal Supreme Court case Flores v. Arizona (English language learners) produced a 5-4 majority strongly stating that courts should pay attention to student performance rather than how much money is spent, citing Hanushek's work and new book—offering optimism that adequacy litigation may face more skeptical judicial reasoning.
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Eric HanushekEvidence Quote
“there's a lot of evidence that money is not a good index of what the schools are doing and so that's what you ought to pay attention to”
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Eric Hanushek on Test-based Accountability, Federal Funding, and School Finance 08/10/2009— EconTalkCreated: 6/17/2026, 10:09:24 AM
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