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Explains a lot about the state of primary and secondary education in the USA. How can such a system not lead to massive disparities in quality and access to ed
by indemnity 6y ago
Explains a lot about the state of primary and secondary education in the USA.
How can such a system not lead to massive disparities in quality and access to education, if there isn't a federal backstop to make up for differences in funding available from the state/county. Is there such a thing?
Glad I live in a country where schools get funding based on factors like socio-economic status of surrounding community (the poorer the community, the more funding from central government).
- MattGaiser 6y ago> Is there such a thing? No. Plenty of poorer states would oppose it if there were anyway.
- ikeyany 6y agoThere are massive disparities. If you're an upper-middle class parent, you are primarily concerned with getting your kids in nice schools, as one's life trajectory in the US correlates very strongly with the kind of schools one went to.