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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by giantrobot on Monday September 25, 2023 @12:04PM (#37646109)
Those damn public schools. Schools ought to be private so only the wealthy can afford them. That way the lessers know their place and can get their kids cleaning toilets and digging ditches sooner!
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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by Zpalmtree on Monday September 25, 2023 @12:12PM (#37646230)
Are we not allowed to question any increase to taxation when its related to education?
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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by gottorf on Monday September 25, 2023 @12:40PM (#37646684)
Especially when the US public education system spends more per pupil than almost every other country on the planet[0], with appalling results. In fact, as spending increased 30% over the past decade, student achievements flatlined, then fell precipitously after Covid[1].

[0]: https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statisti...

[1]: https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=38

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