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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Michael M who wrote (55514)	8/28/2002 12:30:25 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

You realize that those stats on funding only take into account government funding, right? If you adjust for private and community sources of funding the numbers become more interesting. You also need to take into account the desperate decay of infrastructure in DC and other poor districts- old buildings are money sinks, and much of the money that should go to students is spent trying to repair buildings. On top of that, in poor areas schools are attempting to compensate for parents who are not able to give their kids laptops, and books, and food. Of course you could ignore all that. But it wouldn't give you an accurate picture of what the numbers mean, or what is needed to help the students in those areas. I really suggest you read Jonathing Kozol's book "Savage Inequalities". If you are interested in this subject at all, you owe it to yourself to read the book.