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Nice post....The funding disparity

So what is going on? Why do public schools in the US receive so much more public funding than they do in Australia?

One reason is that not every school in America looks like the schools in Arlington, Virginia.

Here's how 8,500 schools rank on the income ladder
Four elite private schools spent more on new facilities than the poorest 1,800 schools combined, an ABC investigation has revealed.
Read more > https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-13/rich-school-poor-school-australias-great-education-divide/11383384

Public schools are partially funded by the state and partially funded by property taxes from homeowners. So, if you live in a wealthier area, the schools receive more funding.

Arlington has high property values (which are set to become higher as Amazon moves to the area), and public schools in the county spent over US$19,000 ($27,290) per student in 2016.

Comparatively, in NSW, public schools spent about $13,300 per student in the same year.

When such a funding disparity exists, it should come as little surprise that the quality of education is so different.

Thats the now a Huge divide in the US, one that is not lost on the public outside of the wealthier neighborhoods..

The transfer of wealth in the last 50 yrs has taken its toll and it pisses people off...

Worse yet, the attitude of 'this is how it should be' prevails and has gone on to be a generational attitude that grows worse...

Kids know no such boundaries, but hey are severely limited by them..

Ask any teacher what the number one thing to do to improve education is....Double the number of teachers...That takes tax base