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Re:Why Aren’t America’s Students Showing Up? by bannedbybros on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @09:52AM (#37765182)
>The US spends huge amounts on education... for rich people

FTFY

https://nces.ed.gov/pubs/web/97916.asp

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Re:Why Aren’t America’s Students Showing Up? by simonsarris on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @10:04AM (#37765363)
That's from 1996 and definitely not true today. The $$ numbers there are also hilariously low now. Compare them to:

https://www.aaastateofplay.com/school-districts-ranked-by-th...

Especially in inner cities, many of the better performing school districts spend far less than the places serving poor communities. Camden NJ is one of the highest spenders, so are a lot of city schools in Illinois. Famously "good" schools, like Stuyvesant which spends about $17,000 per student, don't even make the list. It's far below the average for NY!

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Re:Why Aren’t America’s Students Showing Up? by chung8123 on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @10:01AM (#37765322)
That is from 1996. Not sure that is why all of the sudden kids aren't attending school.
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