Re:Online School Ratings and Segregation in America (2019)
by downerending on Friday February 07, 2020 @07:14PM
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Grew up near an inner-city school district that underwent multi-decade federal court supervision. Ordered per-pupil funding was the highest for any district in the state, careful monitoring by nearby University personnel, etc. The overall effect was somewhere between minimal and non-existent.
No idea how this gets fixed, but it's not money. If the culture among the cool kids is that it's not cool to learn, not cool to try, you can pour in an ocean of money, and it won't matter.
I live in a small city with lots of challenges. Our overall per-pupil spending is about $24,000. In what is probably considered the best suburban district in the region, the per-pupil spending is about $19,000.
There are definitely school funding issues, but money is being over-credited in these types of stories. The social and family situations are much bigger predictors than the school.
IMO, the schools are being expected to fill gaps in social services, and doing so is both expensive and ineffective.