Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu...
by mrexroad on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @01:13PM
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I’ve always quipped that the idea that the highest property taxes fund the poorest areas, and vice-versa. While not feasible, the current situation is absurd.
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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu...
by toyg on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @01:19PM
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> While not feasible
Well, that's effectively what happens in European systems, where schooling is basically run entirely by the State and funding is mostly distributed on a per-pupil basis - higher-income taxpayers effectively subsidize poorer areas. So it is, in fact, feasible.
But Americans would probably call that illiberal or something.
Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu...
by singlow on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @01:28PM
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That is what Texas does. Not 100 percent, but a majority of tax dollars for schools are paid to the state and redistributed to the districts based on attendance/enrollment. Rich areas might be able to use extra funds/donations for capital expenditures like fancier buildings or stadiums, but the tax money at largely redistributed.
Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu...
by rootusrootus on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @02:39PM
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> But Americans would probably call that illiberal or something.
Most Americans would call that pretty much how things actually happen here, too.