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Re:More parents, students saying 'no' to homework by yummyfajitas on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @05:50PM (#10461422)
go watch season 4 of the The Wire...And given what we're willing to spend...

Ironically, Baltimore spends quite a lot ($15k/student) on schools. Apparently only NYC (among the top 100 districts) spends more.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-05-21/news/bs-md-ci-ce...

"In spite of what we're willing to spend..." would be a better phrasing.

Re:More parents, students saying 'no' to homework by Afton on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @06:01PM (#10461485)
I think that it's pretty obvious that simply 'money' isn't the solution to our educational needs. There are lots of ways of spending money that won't change outcomes, and probably several that would.

But I'm anti-school in general (note: not anti-teacher), so the whole point of this side of the argument misses my interests.