09-24-2020, 01:37 PM
(09-24-2020, 01:25 PM)GMDino Wrote: It depends on the area and where that money is going.
Our district has been giving free lunches to all students for five years now because of the poverty level. The district is then reimbursed at the end of the year by the state. So someone could could say "look at all the money you get from the state" when a good chunk is to make sure that kids can have a hot lunch when that might be the only hot meal they get for the day.
Then you have a system where school funding comes from property tax. Richer the neighborhoods, deeper the tax base, more money to the schools.
One local area is split into a south and north district. One has all the strip malls and businesses the other is mostly residential. One has much higher tax revenues.
It is not a perfect science but a more even distribution would help all schools and students with less stress on the locals.
Unfortunately that will be labeled socialism and screamed down and we'll continue down the same road.
Good thoughts.
Where I live we provide breakfast and lunch to students who need it. There are school taxes and then I believe some state funding. There is a bit of poverty where I live, but crime is very low and the students seem to thrive. They do really good in school. So is poverty really the problem? The parents? The culture? The teachers?
If the kids are in class and the teacher is teaching the class, then what is failing?
Complex issue for sure. It just seems like throwing more money at it is not going to solve the problem.
