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> which is why they will NOT send their kids to these schools, instead opting to self-segregate and send their kids to private schools Blue states still have b
by lloyd-christmas 9y ago
> which is why they will NOT send their kids to these schools, instead opting to self-segregate and send their kids to private schools
Blue states still have better public schools than red states https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/how-states-compare https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/...
So even if they are sending them to private schools, the public schools that "they won't send them to" STILL do better than the public schools in conservative states.
> while at the same time bashing conservatives who wish to do the same.
Those wealthy liberals pay for both the local public school and the private school. They aren't exempt from taxes because they send their kids to private school. This is why they bash conservatives, for their desire to defund public education.
> That's because the link between funding and performance is tenuous at best
So if funding is irrelevant and liberal states provide better education, what's the next post-rationalization to justify downvotes for unsubstantiated political claims?
- bluthru 9y ago>Blue states still have better public schools than red states I don't think the metric used gives the entire picture. It's pointing out the percentage of nationally-ranked schools and ignores everything below that threshold. >So even if they are sending them to private schools, the public schools that "they won't send them to" STILL do better than the public schools in conservative states. The urban school that the wealthy whites are avoiding probably isn't nationally ranked. >for their desire to defund public education Who wants to do that? It's about the amount spent, not defunding.