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> In most major cities, affluent parents opt-out of the public schooling system and we end up with underfunded and failing schools. Those affluent parents stil
by gedy 10y ago
> In most major cities, affluent parents opt-out of the public schooling system and we end up with underfunded and failing schools.
Those affluent parents still pay taxes. If schools have lower enrollment, then they get less money (which makes sense: there's fewer kids). The problem is bureaucratic school administrations that will not reduce spending/staffing when there's fewer kids. That's not the affluent parent's fault.
- bufordsharkley 10y agoThere's an analogy to dogfooding here-- when parents take an interest in the management of their children's schools, they're more likely to improve. Simply funding them is likely to be less meaningful than funding and also engaging with them.
- gedy 10y agoAgreed, and from what I've seen, public schools could care less about parent involvement, at least compared to charter schools and private schools.