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Then why is it that the public schools in affluent and largely white suburbs are so very different from those in more urban and/or diverse neighborhoods? I’m ta

Then why is it that the public schools in affluent and largely white suburbs are so very different from those in more urban and/or diverse neighborhoods? I’m talking facilities, test scores, programs, I mean you name it there’s a big difference. Could it be that property taxes provide a more stable funding source from year to year compared to state funding?

sul_tasto 5y ago
My guess would be that poorer schools spend their funding on meals for students and other basic necessities, whereas richer districts can allocate their funding to better programming and facilities, etc. Test scores are however more a result of parenting: attention to kids’ needs, stability in the home, etc. Kids in poorer schools face a lot of challenges outside the classroom that affect their ability to learn.