Is education no longer the ‘great equalizer’?

Re:Is education no longer the ‘great equalizer’? by kenjackson on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @03:41PM (#27609082)

You do realize this is about where the money was coming from. The state had a constitutional mandate to fund education at a certain level and weren't doing so. Local and federal funding was making up the gap.

You won't see any impact to education because there isn't more money coming to education as a result of this ruling. Rather more money can flow from federal and local gov't to other programs (or in theory taxes could be lowered). This case is about funding sources more than funding amounts.

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Re:Is education no longer the ‘great equalizer’? by WalterBright on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @11:39PM (#27613702)

If what you're saying is true, then why did the school system say this would fix education?

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Re:Is education no longer the ‘great equalizer’? by kenjackson on Friday June 25, 2021 @09:31AM (#27630539)

Anyone who thinks that this fixes education is crazy or insincere. It potentially raises just as many questions as answers. What it should do is relieve pressure from poorer communities though. It also does open the door to pass future education initiatives at the state level which require funding, which can improve education.

But the problems with education are more systemic than just the educational system itself. That said, its good that the state pick up its constitutional responsibility to fully fund education in the state.

https://smartergovernmentwa.org/mccleary-decision-just-fully...

https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/education-lab-iq-...

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