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I think you're very wrong about educational funding. There's a high correlation between a schools relative wealth and its relative academic success in each stat
by pa5tabear 11y ago
I think you're very wrong about educational funding. There's a high correlation between a schools relative wealth and its relative academic success in each state (mainly tied to property taxes). Yes, I'm sure there are exceptions, and yes there's lots of room for systematic improvement. But more money could absolutely make a difference at the underperforming schools.
- TrevorJ 11y agoI'm really curious if this is true, or if there's some correlation =/= causation stuff at play.
- ams6110 11y agoYour hunch is correct. Wealthy areas have a demographic that supports education. When kids have stable homes, with parents who care about them and their education, schools do well. When kids move three or four times a year, never know if they are going to eat dinner that night, get beaten or ignored at home, have parents on drugs or in and out of jail, it doesn't matter how much money you pour into the schools.
- paulryanrogers 11y agoSo if the parents are 'on' pot does that mean we've come full circle?
- robotresearcher 11y agoIn states where pot is legalized, parents that smoke it will probably not be in jail.
- afarrell 11y agoThat sounds like an argument for public boarding schools, which is an idea I totally have never contemplated.
- rayiner 11y agoThere is in fact very little correlation between school spending per student and performance: http://www.npri.org/publications/analysis-shows-little-to-no-correlation-between-education-spending-and-student-achievement http://www.npri.org/publications/analysis-shows-little-to-no....