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Lemonio t1_j8ve9fu wrote

I don’t think that’s true - lots of funding is based on local taxes and those don’t bring in the same revenue everywhere

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meister2983 t1_j8vh4y1 wrote

Offset by state and federal funding. See here.

> on average, poor students attend schools that are at least as well-funded as their more advantaged peers.

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Lemonio t1_j8vhimy wrote

That article also says that there are big differences in funding across states

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meister2983 t1_j8wt70l wrote

Fair, there's variance, but I don't see what this has to do with outcomes of students.

Utah has high test scores, and low funding. DC the exact opposite.

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