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@soothfast saidCould that have anything to do with the demographics of the more affluent areas?
Then you might want to see an optometrist, because public schools in the more affluent suburbs perform significantly better than those in the cities, and teachers unions prevail in both regions.
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https://www.yourtango.com/entertainment/7th-grade-teacher-says-students-performing-4th-grade-level
This should help us zero in on the problem. They can't answer questions, like how many seasons there are.
It is also a lesson in having only kids that you can afford, so that they will learn properly, not get caught up in something with no way out. You can get them out.
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@athousandyoung saidThat's a load of BS:
It’s at least partly because school funding is based on local property taxes leading to massive differences in funding between public schools
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/update-baltimore-city-now-americas-third-most-funded-school-system
@jj-adams saidThat article is playing games with the numbers for propaganda effect. It's titled "Baltimore third most funded school system" but then the article reads:
That's a load of BS:
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/update-baltimore-city-now-americas-third-most-funded-school-system
Baltimore City Schools is now the third most-funded school system among the 100 largest in America
Rich school districts tend to be small and local and they spend nearly twice what Baltimore does per student. Baltimore isn't even close to breaking into the top 50 best funded public school districts in the USA.
https://www.aaastateofplay.com/school-districts-ranked-by-the-money-they-spend-per-student/
https://fairtax.org/articles/how-much-do-baltimore-taxpayers-spend-per-student
Baltimore public schools spend more than $17,000 in taxpayer funds per student.