> Public schools are starved of funding For a different take on this, some urban school districts are consistently underfunded compared to their more well-fund

> Public schools are starved of funding For a different take on this, some urban school districts are consistently underfunded compared to their more well-funded suburban counterparts simply for the reason that their property-tax base does not exist (for the main reason of people who live in subsidized housing don't really pay property tax - and if they do, it is a fraction of what is paid in more affluent suburbs). This is a touchy topic, for sure.