Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu...
by robocat on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @03:34PM
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The same thing occurs in New Zealand, even though most schools are funded by the government (property taxes don’t pay for schools).
The government also tries to help poor students by boosting funding for schools that have poor parents. Schools are ranked into 10 deciles[3] depending on the income of the parents, with an equal number of schools in each decile. The government gives out more funding to schools with poor parents (decile 1), and less funding to schools with rich parents (decile 10).
The academic results of students are strongly correlated with how well-off their parents are[1]. Attendance and other factors are correlated as well[2].
The government also tries to help poor students by boosting funding for schools that have poor parents. Schools are ranked into 10 deciles[3] depending on the income of the parents, with an equal number of schools in each decile. The government gives out more funding to schools with poor parents (decile 1), and less funding to schools with rich parents (decile 10).
The academic results of students are strongly correlated with how well-off their parents are[1]. Attendance and other factors are correlated as well[2].
[1] https://keithwoodford.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/socio-economi...
[2] https://figure.nz/search/?query=Deciles
[3] https://www.education.govt.nz/school/funding-and-financials/...