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Re:'Algebra for none' fails in San Francisco by LeanderK on Monday April 17, 2023 @10:45AM (#35601530)
I wonder whether averages here "average out" the missing spending. I am not surprised that the average spending in San Francisco per kid is higher than most places, especially because of the prevalence of private schools. And, of course, more money is not always a solution if it's not used effectively. I would also guess that absolute spending per child is not really comparable without adjusting for cost of living, you can't outsource your teachers after all. The question is quite complicated.

> If the only equality you can figure out how to manage is hammering down all the nails that stick out, what good is equality?

I have not said that, but opportunities should be well thought out and available to each child. I am also convinced that there is a balance to strike here, classes should be diverse to not entrench inequality too much. Of course young mozart just needs more musical education, young warhol more art and young einstein more math.

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Re:'Algebra for none' fails in San Francisco by NoMoreNicksLeft on Monday April 17, 2023 @11:04AM (#35601879)
The average spending isn't much affected by private schools. Not like you seem to think. No billionaires are spending $10million/year on their kindergarteners.

Public spending per pupil is quite high, when federal and state funding are both considered. Public students aren't being underfunded. The money's just not buying what you think it buys. Is that difficult to believe?

> I have not said that,

I don't know how to parse your first comment other than that. I don't want to live in the same country as someone who would deny my children the education I would provide for them, so that they can be turned into imbeciles in public schools. This is a deeply important issue for me. I will never allow mine to go near a public school.

There is no balance to strike. Let those who wish to do so, go their own way.

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