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This will sound off-topic. Not being snarky, but genuinely curious about answers: How do you ensure equality of opportunity to all students everywhere if the q
by curious_cat_163 5y ago
This will sound off-topic. Not being snarky, but genuinely curious about answers:
How do you ensure equality of opportunity to all students everywhere if the quality of education they receive is tied to how wealthy their town is?
Surely, there can be a better answer for small towns.
- collaborative 5y agoControlling funding for education is extremely tempting for state and national politicians. It's better handled at a local level because this way you give parents a chance at choosing the type of education students receive The drawback is the inequality in funding But just to give you an example of what can happen when education is funded at a state level: majority of voters could elect an oppressive regime that targets minorities, and impose a certain type of education that is detrimental to them (i.e. not in their mother tongue)
- lotsofpulp 5y agoI do not see how you can replace the benefits of network effects of growing up in and around wealthy and knowledgeable people and their families. It is human nature to trust people more in your own network or close to your own network than outside of it.