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California funds schools by actual attendance, not enrollment, and we're around 10% of the US school population. Sources: https://edsource.org/2019/californias
by Talanes 7y ago
California funds schools by actual attendance, not enrollment, and we're around 10% of the US school population.
Sources: https://edsource.org/2019/californias-school-funding-flaws-make-it-more-difficult-for-districts-to-meet-teacher-demands/608824 https://edsource.org/2019/californias-school-funding-flaws-m...
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d13/tables/dt13_203.20.asp https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d13/tables/dt13_203.20.a...
- Reelin 7y agoWow, that's terrible IMO. Public schools are quasi-governmental entities with largely fixed costs. Aren't the taxes getting paid either way? Doesn't regulation require a specific number of school days per year? And there are certainly truancy laws on the books.