4 ms·
To be fair to gruez, the chart was made by the economist and not by them. To be less fair to the economist, "adjusted by poverty level" is a heck of a spin, we
by nixon_why69 8mo ago
To be fair to gruez, the chart was made by the economist and not by them.
To be less fair to the economist, "adjusted by poverty level" is a heck of a spin, we've had many generations as a developed nation now, your state poverty level is caused by your state education outcomes. And that's without even speculating about what "demographic factors" means or implies.
- squeefers 8mo ago> your state poverty level is caused by your state education outcomes. bad teachers dont make an area poor. a poor area doesnt have the money for good teachers, youve got it the wrong way around.
- the_sleaze_ 8mo agoNo, gp is correct. Good public education is a profoundly good indicator of economic prosperity, though it is a long term investment.
- squeefers 8mo ago> Good public education is a profoundly good indicator of economic prosperity well yeah.... because for good schools you need good money. no money = bad schools. good schools dont appear in poor areas. thats the connection.
- bluGill 8mo agoTeachers generally make the same in a suburb as in an inner city school. In the Des Moines area all schools get the same amount of money per student, but you still see suburbs outperforming the city schools. I don't know what the problem is, but this disproves the money is the problem theory.
- squeefers 8mo agohe said the link was with poverty and education outcomes, not school funding and education outcomes
- gruez 8mo ago> we've had many generations as a developed nation now, your state poverty level is caused by your state education outcomes. Does this explain the gap between white/black poverty too?
- walthamstow 8mo ago> we've had many generations as a developed nation now Have you? Jim Crow apartheid was in place in my parents lifetime. I don't care how many cars and ship you make, that ain't developed.
- nixon_why69 8mo agoYou're right, but "don't blame us, we were investing our energy in oppressing the blacks" isn't really the greatest excuse for cotton belt states when it comes to their education and gdp numbers.