Re:America Lets Too Much Young Talent Go to Waste
by Konnstann on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @03:56PM
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I grew up in one of the richest counties in the U.S. and the teachers were just as underpaid and overworked, the added money the schools got was spent on useless tech like putting smartboards in every classroom.
I had a friend in college who grew up in an even richer neighborhood, and his school inflated GPAs to the point where most top-tier schools threw away their applications.
Not saying you're wrong, but lack of money isn't the only issue in the public education system in America.
Re:America Lets Too Much Young Talent Go to Waste
by jorblumesea on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @04:08PM
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In some ways, it doesn't really matter how much we throw at the schools because they are expected to solve for very large societal problems such as the massive inequality that exists in this country.
In the US at least, schools bear the brunt of consequence of the lack of social safety nets. They are expected to not only teach but also raise kids that have no real parents (who are either working two jobs or the victims of a life time of poverty themselves)
If we want to improve education, we need to take a broader look at inequality and the cycles of poverty that feed into each other.
You don't see this at the college level because state universities are run at the state level (and are also funded in an entirely different way, but they do receive state tax funds for in-state students to my knowledge).