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That does not sound true. E.g., some private high schools (for the rich-rich) charge up to $30k and more, that's less than a lot of really good universities fo

by pen2l 12y ago

That does not sound true. E.g., some private high schools (for the rich-rich) charge up to $30k and more, that's less than a lot of really good universities for goodness sake.

rhino369 12y ago
DC spends 30k a student and 83% can't read properly.
- Cowicide 12y ago
  That's a nice, oversimplified, right-wing talking point, but there also happens to be a huge disparity in per-pupil spending in Washington-area schools: [1] http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/10/study_shows_huge_disparity_in.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/10/stud... Also, The Education Law Center has found that low-income public schools overall spend $3,000 less per student than their wealthier counterparts, amounting to $75,000 less per 25-student classroom, yet low-income districts contain many more students likely to have higher needs due to poverty, English Language Learner status, or disability. [2] http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ELC_schoolfundingreport.2013.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ELC_schoolf... In other words, I'm sure the right-wing can cherry-pick anomalies (like they do with climate change, etc. and look like fools throwing snowballs on the Senate floor [3]) while disingenuously attempting to prop anomalies as "the norm", but the greater reality is that low-income areas tend to get less funding for students overall -- and, it's a problem. [3] http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-jim-inhofe-throws-snowball-senate-floor-attempt/story?id=29255635 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-jim-inhofe-throws-snowbal...
danielweber 12y ago
That's a specific case where their client base literally does not care about the cost. $30,000 or $40,000 makes no difference to them. Or, to take it further, it's quite likely a Veblen good: because only families that can shrug at $30,000 a year for private school will be going there, your kid will only associate with other rich kids, creating valuable romantic and professional networks.

by pen2l 12y ago

That does not sound true. E.g., some private high schools (for the rich-rich) charge up to $30k and more, that's less than a lot of really good universities for goodness sake.

rhino369 12y ago

DC spends 30k a student and 83% can't read properly.

Cowicide 12y ago
That's a nice, oversimplified, right-wing talking point, but there also happens to be a huge disparity in per-pupil spending in Washington-area schools: [1] http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/10/study_shows_huge_disparity_in.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/10/stud... Also, The Education Law Center has found that low-income public schools overall spend $3,000 less per student than their wealthier counterparts, amounting to $75,000 less per 25-student classroom, yet low-income districts contain many more students likely to have higher needs due to poverty, English Language Learner status, or disability. [2] http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ELC_schoolfundingreport.2013.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ELC_schoolf... In other words, I'm sure the right-wing can cherry-pick anomalies (like they do with climate change, etc. and look like fools throwing snowballs on the Senate floor [3]) while disingenuously attempting to prop anomalies as "the norm", but the greater reality is that low-income areas tend to get less funding for students overall -- and, it's a problem. [3] http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-jim-inhofe-throws-snowball-senate-floor-attempt/story?id=29255635 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-jim-inhofe-throws-snowbal...

danielweber 12y ago

That's a specific case where their client base literally does not care about the cost. $30,000 or $40,000 makes no difference to them. Or, to take it further, it's quite likely a Veblen good: because only families that can shrug at $30,000 a year for private school will be going there, your kid will only associate with other rich kids, creating valuable romantic and professional networks.