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Re:Anti-Tax Fervor Closed Their Libraries. Now Residents Are... by dantheman on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:48PM (#18243033)
The department of education and no child left behind are two federal disasters that have wreaked havoc on public education.
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Re:Anti-Tax Fervor Closed Their Libraries. Now Residents Are... by tzs on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @04:16PM (#18243328)
On average, school funding in the US breaks down to about 45% from local, 45% state, and 10% Federal.

Couldn't a state, or a district in a state, opt out of Federal funding and then be free from those Federal programs and policies?

Yes, they would lose 10% of funding, but if Federal policies are the reason our schools spend way more per student with worse results than other OECD countries, then getting out from those policies should let them massively improve even with the reduced budget.

[1] https://www.npr.org/2016/04/18/474256366/why-americas-school...

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