Support takes different forms with federal money mainly going toward assisting students and specific research projects while state dollars usually fund general operations. But after the Great Recession began in 2007, as states were struggling to keep spending in line with decreased tax revenue, the federal share increased to the point where it exceeded what states were contributing.
— Read on fee.org/articles/government-spending-on-education-is-higher-than-ever-and-for-what/

Another bad investment by politicians