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Lets start investing in our kids across the board. State and federal funding for schools is inadequate. Wealthy areas invest additional money in education to
by rjurney 16y ago
Lets start investing in our kids across the board.
State and federal funding for schools is inadequate. Wealthy areas invest additional money in education to bring the quality up to acceptable. Poorer areas cannot do so. Its an injustice that children from less affluent areas cannot get a good education in a public school, cannot have the same educational opportunities as students from more affluent areas.
Inequality in education is one of our most pressing problems, and yet nobody talks about it because it doesn't effect the affluent.
- jancona 16y agoIf we don't invest enough why are per pupil expenditures highest in poor quality urban districts? Perhaps the "investment" isn't being well-spent--which I believe is Philip's real point in the OP.
- rjurney 16y agohttp://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/expenditures/tables/table_03.asp?referrer=report http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/expenditures/tables/table_03.asp... $10,300. That is what we actually spend per pupil as a nation. Look here: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/expenditures/tables/table_01.asp http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/expenditures/tables/table_01.asp See the large variance in state and local spending? Much of that is inequality. To address your question: your assertion is factually incorrect. Some cities spend more in inner city schools, and some spend less. The real inequalities lie in rural schools.