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Schools in the US are, as a general rule, chronically underfunded. If they had money they could have erected tents outside in playing fields and car parks to al

by untog 6y ago

Schools in the US are, as a general rule, chronically underfunded. If they had money they could have erected tents outside in playing fields and car parks to allow teaching while socially distant. But slashing school budgets has been a popular political hobby for decades now and requests for emergency funding have fallen on deaf ears. So here we are.

jmaygarden 6y ago
I have doubts that classes could be effectively conducted outdoors in Georgia. The heat index is 93F/34C with 59% humidity as I’m writing this comment. This isn’t Northern California where people can start companies in a garage year round.
bazzert 6y ago
"The most recent version for 2018 reports that, in 2015, the United States spent approximately $12,800 per student on elementary and secondary education. That is over 35% more than the OECD country average of $9,500. " https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/020915/what-country-spends-most-education.asp#:~:text=The%20most%20recent%20version%20for,OECD%20country%20average%20of%20%249%2C500 https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/020915/what-country....
- untog 6y ago
  And yet individual teachers still have to go out and buy supplies for their classes because there is no budget for them. There is a huge, huge amount of money being wasted.
  - bazzert 6y ago
    >> There is a huge, huge amount of money being wasted. Exactly.
mac01021 6y ago
The school in the article is in Georgia, so tents might not even cost. As much as air conditioning...