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Re:Students suing elite U.S. colleges seek 'wealth favoritis... by Glyptodon on Saturday February 11, 2023 @08:12PM (#34758352)
The sad thing is that students from poorer and racially segregated areas are paying for 18 years of falling behind by the time it comes to college. When some high schools have barely literate graduates betrayed by adverse conditions their whole life, it's hardly shocking that it results in college admission readiness being grossly skewed. Not that I want to oversimplify.
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Re:Students suing elite U.S. colleges seek 'wealth favoritis... by Ekaros on Sunday February 12, 2023 @05:51AM (#34761841)
And why not fix this issue? There is multiple options. You could build something like large prisons somewhere. Ship all the kids there from age 6 to 18. And then shuffle them randomly around every 6 months. Thus ensuring everyone gets exactly same experience and education. Equity for everyone!
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Re:Students suing elite U.S. colleges seek 'wealth favoritis... by defrost on Sunday February 12, 2023 @06:00AM (#34761885)
This is a delibrately ridiculous suggestion.

It would be more constructive to improve teacher education, wages, and standards to create a more productive and better resourced education system.

You could look to countries such as Finland et al for a model rather than drawing upon satirical dystopian ankle deep in thought Harrison Bergeron scenarios.

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Re:Students suing elite U.S. colleges seek 'wealth favoritis... by Glyptodon on Sunday February 12, 2023 @01:49PM (#34765589)
I'd start with making property tax go to a central pool before getting distributed back to schools instead of letting the wealth stay concentrated in wealthy districts that have often been formed mostly to avoid sharing revenues with less affluent areas.
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