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Re:U.S. math scores drop on major international test by thaumasiotes on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @02:08AM (#42385554)
As the other replies say, you don't get to stop paying taxes, but the local school does get to stop receiving them.
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Re:U.S. math scores drop on major international test by scruple on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @02:46AM (#42385728)
Thank you. So, the funding chases the student, somehow?
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Re:U.S. math scores drop on major international test by dmurray on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @03:34AM (#42385935)
The school gets paid for the number of students it has on its books. It's not difficult to imagine how this can "somehow" work operationally.
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Re:U.S. math scores drop on major international test by thaumasiotes on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @05:16AM (#42386461)
But if, theoretically, there were a way to count students, and also a hypothetical way to count money, someone might draw a correspondence between them?
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