tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post2812678790827734096..comments2024-03-28T08:55:53.818-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: Funding Inequities In NY School Districts Reach Record Level Under Governor Andrew Cuomoreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-29631284600951953432015-01-12T10:46:26.569-05:002015-01-12T10:46:26.569-05:00The buried lede, of course, is that $20,000 per ki...The buried lede, of course, is that $20,000 per kid, which is the average of the poor districts in NYS, is a shitload of money. Well, well beyond the national average, even adjusted for cost of living. And in the upstate big cities, there is no gap--Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse all get considerably more per student than the white-flight suburbs that surround them. <br /><br />If these gaps matter, and there's actually very little evidence to suggest that they do, and if by any reasonable analysis $20,000 per student ought to be enough to run a school system, then why not propose legislation to make the wealthy districts spend less? Why is there so little support for consolidating small districts, which would send more money to classrooms? Why is there literally no interest in what would be the most equitable reform of all, decoupling school funding from property taxes? Where are the calls to fix the most serious inequity, which is residential and zoned-school segregation?<br /><br />The gap is a handy negotiating point, that's all. Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-57018475160352299012015-01-11T10:50:00.495-05:002015-01-11T10:50:00.495-05:00Cuomo is a feckless corporate stooge. Tisch is a f...Cuomo is a feckless corporate stooge. Tisch is a feckless corporate stooge. Gates is a feckless corporate stooge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-82079770666027112522015-01-11T10:35:18.680-05:002015-01-11T10:35:18.680-05:00Grit, rigor and sugar filled cereals are all poor ...Grit, rigor and sugar filled cereals are all poor kids need to overcome economic inequalities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com