alt Hacker NewsThe correct way to address this is to not have school funding be based on how expensive the nearby houses are.
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pj_mukh • today at 4:07 PM
Bingo.
R_D_Olivaw • today at 3:07 PM
What?! An honest solution that Doesn't impede on our privacy rights.
Straight to jail with you.
Can’t speak for Chicago, but in my city the schools get similar funds on a per-student basis yet still have very large differences in academics from school to school.
The reason parents try to get into different schools isn’t to chase funding, it’s to get into the one with the best outcomes. A lot of that comes from parental involvement and having a critical mass of engaged students and parents, not the dollar amount spent on each student.