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$6k for white pupil in NY $5k for black pupil in NY
$3k for white pupil in Ohio $2k for black pupil in Ohio
Clearly that's more money for white pupils regardless of location
Now imagine that there's 60 black students in NY and 10 in Ohio, but 10 white students in NY and 60 in Ohio
That means total funding is 320k for 70 black pupils and 240k for 70 white students
So you can spin the figures to say that black pupils get more funding, but the truth is the opposite.
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$6k for white pupil in NY $5k for black pupil in NY
$3k for white pupil in Ohio $2k for black pupil in Ohio
Clearly that's more money for white pupils regardless of location
Now imagine that there's 60 black students in NY and 10 in Ohio, but 10 white students in NY and 60 in Ohio
That means total funding is 320k for 70 black pupils and 240k for 70 white students
So you can spin the figures to say that black pupils get more funding, but the truth is the opposite.