Re:Rural Kansas is dying
by chrissnell on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @07:30AM
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You're making a generalization that just isn't true. My kids go to a gret public school system. I'm quite happy with the education they're receiving. (This is coming from a guy who attended one of the best public school systems in the US and went to college at Vanderbilt University, so I know what a good school is.)
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Here is my test of how good a school really is. The conversation among the NON-valedictorians is:
Poor: "Why should I go to university?"
Ok: "Are you going to university?"
Better: "Which university are you going to?"
Best: "Are you going to X, Y, Z university?"
In other words, how much does the community value education?
Red states as demonstrated by their budget choices do not value education. There may be a few local exceptions. As a general statement, Kansas budget choices has demonstrated hostility to quality education. Kansas has demonstrated that tax cuts > education.