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Stuff like this is why I roll my eyes every time I hear that schools are underfunded and how we need to give them just a little more funding, and surely things

by jdhn 5y ago

Stuff like this is why I roll my eyes every time I hear that schools are underfunded and how we need to give them just a little more funding, and surely things will get better. If they're just going to pass students anyways, what's the point of increasing the funding?

pydry 5y ago
maybe because this isn't the only problem schools have and some of them absolutely will be fixed by money.
bradlys 5y ago
I mean, my school where I went could only afford four days a week. We had so many budget cuts that the school decided the only way to go forward was to cut the fifth day. This lasted for years and I don’t know if they’ve ever returned to a normal schedule.
TMWNN 5y ago
New York City spends more per student than anywhere else in the US (<https://www.silive.com/news/2019/06/how-much-does-new-york-city-spend-on-each-student.html https://www.silive.com/news/2019/06/how-much-does-new-york-c...>). Baltimore, an incredibly poor and run-down city, spends the third most. #4-6 and #8 are all wealthy suburbs of Washington DC, but their schools are all far better than those of Baltimore or NYC on average, despite Baltimore spending slightly more per student and NYC spending 60-70% more.
kyboren 5y ago
That trope needs to die. California's schools are not underfunded. California spends a record amount on education[0], over $18k per child. "Reflecting the changes to Proposition 98 funding levels noted above, total K-12 per-pupil expenditures from all sources are projected to be $18,837 in 2020-21 and $18,000 in 2021-22—the highest levels ever (K-12 Education Spending Per Pupil). The decrease between 2020-21 and 2021-22 reflects the significant allocation of one-time federal funds in 2020-21." [0]: www.ebudget.ca.gov/2021-22/pdf/BudgetSummary/K-12Education.pdf
- mobilefriendly 5y ago
  As a nation, US inflation adjusted, per-student K-12 spending has tripled since the 1960s.
  - bombcar 5y ago
    I suspect per-teacher salaries haven’t tripled in that time however!
    - gedy 5y ago
      Their pension and retirement benefits likely cost way more now.
- chrisseaton 5y ago
  > over $18k per child Lol what? What on earth do they do with that money? You could hire a private tutor per four children for that money and have them do it in the children's homes. Would end up as a private tutor half-time for two-child families, with them doing homework the other half-time. If you had four children it'd be full-time!
  - bombcar 5y ago
    Pensions, administration, and buildings eat a lot of the budget. And they continue to grow.
- kart23 5y ago
  Makes private school look like a good deal. I seriously didn't know it was that high.
  - thebigman433 5y ago
    The money isnt evenly distributed at all. Plus, private schools in areas that actually spend 18k/student will cost you more than 18k on their own. Most in the Bay are over 20k now

by jdhn 5y ago

pydry 5y ago

maybe because this isn't the only problem schools have and some of them absolutely will be fixed by money.

bradlys 5y ago

I mean, my school where I went could only afford four days a week. We had so many budget cuts that the school decided the only way to go forward was to cut the fifth day. This lasted for years and I don’t know if they’ve ever returned to a normal schedule.

TMWNN 5y ago

New York City spends more per student than anywhere else in the US (<https://www.silive.com/news/2019/06/how-much-does-new-york-city-spend-on-each-student.html https://www.silive.com/news/2019/06/how-much-does-new-york-c...>). Baltimore, an incredibly poor and run-down city, spends the third most. #4-6 and #8 are all wealthy suburbs of Washington DC, but their schools are all far better than those of Baltimore or NYC on average, despite Baltimore spending slightly more per student and NYC spending 60-70% more.

kyboren 5y ago

That trope needs to die. California's schools are not underfunded. California spends a record amount on education[0], over $18k per child. "Reflecting the changes to Proposition 98 funding levels noted above, total K-12 per-pupil expenditures from all sources are projected to be $18,837 in 2020-21 and $18,000 in 2021-22—the highest levels ever (K-12 Education Spending Per Pupil). The decrease between 2020-21 and 2021-22 reflects the significant allocation of one-time federal funds in 2020-21." [0]: www.ebudget.ca.gov/2021-22/pdf/BudgetSummary/K-12Education.pdf

mobilefriendly 5y ago
As a nation, US inflation adjusted, per-student K-12 spending has tripled since the 1960s.
- bombcar 5y ago
  I suspect per-teacher salaries haven’t tripled in that time however!
  - gedy 5y ago
    Their pension and retirement benefits likely cost way more now.
chrisseaton 5y ago
> over $18k per child Lol what? What on earth do they do with that money? You could hire a private tutor per four children for that money and have them do it in the children's homes. Would end up as a private tutor half-time for two-child families, with them doing homework the other half-time. If you had four children it'd be full-time!
- bombcar 5y ago
  Pensions, administration, and buildings eat a lot of the budget. And they continue to grow.
kart23 5y ago
Makes private school look like a good deal. I seriously didn't know it was that high.
- thebigman433 5y ago
  The money isnt evenly distributed at all. Plus, private schools in areas that actually spend 18k/student will cost you more than 18k on their own. Most in the Bay are over 20k now