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Florida schools are funded by a locally based tax, a "Millage rate" that produces revenue based on the wealth of the community. Therefore, the richer the community, the better funded the schools. The opposite is equally true- the poorest communities in Florida get Jack Shit. Keeps them "Others" out of the turf of their betters. These under-funded schools are the ones that fail-- so they get punished--to "motivate them, of course.
Ten years ago, Florida schools rated 45th in the nation in terms of funding per pupil. Yet rich areas had a lot of dough--yes.
In Land--o-lakes and MANY other Florida areas, that "
new construction" was shabby house trailers with gravel walkways between them. When it rained,(a lot) everyone got soaked going between classes.
Each day before school (two sessions a day), the hired black guy would go thru the "campus" with a bamboo pole jigging the grass under the trailers. Guess why?

Useful talking follows experience, the more experience the better. Talking that precedes experience is known as bullshit.
by geezer in Paris (risico at wanadoo(flypoop)fr) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 04:25:29 PM EST
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These under-funded schools are the ones that fail-- so they get punished--to "motivate them, of course.

This is very much like the prevailing narrative about labour markets that you have to pay the plebes less to make them work harder, while you have to pay the patricians more to make them work harder.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 05:49:16 AM EST
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