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The comparison is meaningless without knowing the needs of the two districts. Are the students in the thriftier district from wealthier households, for example,
by Jill_the_Pill 5y ago
The comparison is meaningless without knowing the needs of the two districts. Are the students in the thriftier district from wealthier households, for example, needing less support from school? Are there more ESL speakers in the costlier district? More students requiring special education? Are the buildings older, requiring more expensive upkeep? Some expenses don't break down to per-student or per-teacher. It's nice to say "trim costs and increase performance," but if a constellation of needs makes improved learning more costly in that context, you're stuck with it.
- chasil 5y agoMy district does have an influx of people from Africa, I will admit. I rented one of my houses to such a family, but that is a story for another time. ...I will say also that our 8th grade scores put the other districts to shame (among the highest levels in the area), but the high school was our downfall.
- baldeagle 5y agolike this generation migrated from Africa? Cause that seems awful close to saying that folks that had many systems tilted against them for a long time aren't up to par with folks that had systems working for them. As a higher post pointed out, catching up takes more resources than coasting on the hand downs from systems of generations past.
- chasil 5y agoMy relationship with them lasted many years, lasted through the pandemic, and they left angry. I am selling the house that I rented to them, and putting it into stocks. I don't know if this makes me a bad person, but I did want something better out of the experience at some point. That's past. I would not recommend rental property, but most of you know this by now. Nothing like being young and foolish.