Relationship between a state having a Republican trifecta and current spending on elementary and secondary education
| Association with elementary and secondary education spending | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State has Republican trifecta | All states | Low-poverty states | High-poverty states |
| -141.3*** | 32.00 | -244.3*** | |
| (49.00) | (60.50) | (76.53) | |
Note: Regression controls for state and year fixed effects and annual unemployment rate.
Source: EPI analysis of National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data and U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates data.