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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by rsync on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @01:49PM (#31671305)
"The poorest schools are often the middle-class - those too wealthy to qualify for the funding but not wealthy enough to be rich."

That is a very interesting anecdote and conclusion - thank you.

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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by dixie_land on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @03:08PM (#31672447)
This is also true in general, middle class gets squeezed.

All of the lefts “tax the rich” and welfare state initiatives end up hurting the middle class.

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