You originally stated that, "Over the past 30 years funding per student has declined". What is your evidence for this? The paper I cited states that funding h

You originally stated that, "Over the past 30 years funding per student has declined". What is your evidence for this? The paper I cited states that funding had no general trend over the time period, although with ups and downs based on the economy (for instance it declined from 2001 to 2005).