• Archangel@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    Because they’re already spending $15/student on basics. Anything extra isn’t covered. The problem isn’t that they’re being over-funded…it’s that they’re under-funded.

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      Or perhaps the dollars are being factored into to other workstreams in the system. We may be comparing apples to oranges here.

      • Do other countries use student busing? If not, are they considering that impact into their public transportation?
      • Do other counties have school meal programs?
      • Do other countries factor out athletics into its own separate budget?
      • what’s the average age of a public school?
      • Is sexual education separated into health budgets?
      • Physical Plants just cost more in America than most places, as we contract out both the design and construction and sometimes even the planning/permitting. Are these costs being factored in?
      • Are the average class sizes per teacher similar?
      • Are special needs costs factored in?

      I’d first like to understand the diffs of what comprises that 30% more calculation, from there we can explore why the fundraisers are needed.

    • 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org
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      2 days ago

      That’s $15,000 not $15. The answer is schools are corrupt fronts for contractors who milk the district of every dollar. Construction, service, demolition, and reconstruction of buildings is expensive!