claim: "we’re 48th in k-12 funding and 50th in higher education."
author: nan rich
evidence_1: sep 19, 2013 ... "we're 48th in k-12 funding and 50th in higher education." rich said more  funding for education would be a better way to help the middle class.
evidence_2: by amy sherman on friday, september 20th, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. ... "we're 48th in  k-12 funding and 50th in higher education, we have 75,000 on waiting list for ...
evidence_3: mar 1, 2017 ... we're not gonna go back to an era where a high school diploma means a ... and  many of the challenges facing higher education in s.c. ... and corrections (41st),  infrastructure (43rd) and “opportunity” (48th), ... they do this because they want to  privatize and get people to accept paying for k-12 education ...
evidence_4: there are lots of ways to compare states on education funding. nan rich · "we're  48th in k-12 funding and 50th in higher education." — politifact florida on ...
evidence_5: aug 20, 2017 ... let's figure out where we're not doing well and try to improve that,'” barton said.  the u.s. news “best states for education” study pegged south carolina as 50th  in the nation based equally on the ... the two-year college graduation rate (48th  in the nation). ... “it looked at early childhood, k-12 and higher ed.