The Education Spending Lie
Does Tennessee spend less on education per pupil than every other state except Idaho, Arizona, Mississippi and Utah? That's the common claim of those who hope a state income tax will provide a flood of new money for schools. But is it really true? Not according to this chart, which compares state education spending and school-aged population data for Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida. Turns out, Tennessee far out-spends those states.

The chart comes courtesy of "South Knox Bubba," who operates a website that includes a web blog commenting on local news coverage, primarily from the Knoxville News-Sentinel.