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Well said. Most of the major reasons people are attracted to the suburbs is due to having children. People with children want a larger home, great schools and l
by paul_f 12y ago
Well said. Most of the major reasons people are attracted to the suburbs is due to having children. People with children want a larger home, great schools and low crime.
Until these "new urban" environs offer that, it will be difficult to attract most parents with children to move there.
- protonfish 12y agoHigh population densities encourage smaller homes and more crime (even if the crime rate is the same, more people = more crime) However there is no inherent reason that cities should have worse schools than suburbs. Larger facilities should have more capacity for specialized courses and and extra-curricular activities. I have to conclude that poor city schools are the result of a deliberate policy.
- xty0101 12y agoI think it's because in the U.S. most of the school funding comes from property taxes http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/1308_The-Property-Tax-School-Funding-Dilemma http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/1308_The-Property-Tax-School...
- protonfish 12y agoProperty taxes are not significantly different between the city and suburbs so that reasoning doesn't fly. Besides in my state (Michigan) a portion of school funding comes from the state coffers. This funding comes with strings attached as it is tied to standardized test scores. This is a devious and destructive technique to funnel more money to affluent schools and away from the inner city.