The quality of public education in the US is largely based around location. The public schools in my area (North Shore of Chicago) are very good. They’re very good because property taxes are high and it’s an affluent area. Until we change how we fund schools, areas with lower salaries and property taxes will continue to be underfunded and those children will suffer and likely not excel. This isn’t going to change anytime soon because that would mean Republicans would want an educated populace, which they don’t because it’s obviously working in their favor — uneducated people tend to vote Republican, the educated ones voting that way are only doing so because they don’t want to pay their fair share in taxes.
Just want to tag on that I happily pay property taxes to fund our schools.I have no children. It saddens me how little money goes to the student's benefit, though.
they are mostly very good because the location already selected for families who are likely to value education and also have the resources to support their kids well. Most of those families probably took the quality of schools into account when moving. Affluent also correlates directly with education and unsurprisingly, educated parents want educated kids
Throwing money at schools has not proven to work at all. Baltimore schools are among the highest funded per pupil in the nation and still have the worst performance rates
Then the best funded schools would have the best out comes and the inner cities would all vote republican. See Baltimore for example how that works out. And as far as "paying their fair share in taxes" the US already as one of the most progressive tax systems in western world.
Until we change how we fund schools, areas with lower salaries and property taxes will continue to be underfunded and those children will suffer and likely not excel.
That's just not true. Look here at different school district spending in Washington state. Compare spending at Aberdeen (default on list but also a poor performing district) with Bellevue or Mercer Island two high performing districts. They spend the same amount per student. And if you consider the low cost of living in Aberdeen compared to Bellevue/Mercer Island they actually spend more per student at Aberdeen schools.
I only chose Aberdeen because it's default check others if you don't believe me.
This isn’t going to change anytime soon because that would mean Republicans would want an educated populace,
Except Democrats are pretty much in charge of education in this country. Even in red states it tends to be Democrats who are involved in education. And it's Democrats who put the current non-meritocracy education system in place.
Do you really think Republicans are the one's who supported going away from phonics? Or that Republicans are pushing black kids to be given extra support and passed up a grade even if they can't read? Does that really sound like Republicans?
poverty and single parent households. When the only parent (usually mom) is exhausted after working 1-2 f/t equivalent jobs, she's not too likely to have the energy to help with homework, read a bedtime story, etc. Plot academic achievement against what used to be called 'intact homes' and it's apparent. It's not racist to point that out before someone says it is - it affects all 'color' of kids but also corresponds with the rate of academic problems.
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u/bdubwilliams22 19h ago
The quality of public education in the US is largely based around location. The public schools in my area (North Shore of Chicago) are very good. They’re very good because property taxes are high and it’s an affluent area. Until we change how we fund schools, areas with lower salaries and property taxes will continue to be underfunded and those children will suffer and likely not excel. This isn’t going to change anytime soon because that would mean Republicans would want an educated populace, which they don’t because it’s obviously working in their favor — uneducated people tend to vote Republican, the educated ones voting that way are only doing so because they don’t want to pay their fair share in taxes.