Originally, the district said that some schools in more affluent areas of the city and most high schools would see their budgets shrink under the changes. (baltimoresun.com)
A negative score means that, on average, students in property - poor districts actually receive more state and local funding per pupil than students in more affluent areas do. (edweek.org)
Or that nationally, low - income students in more affluent schools are two years ahead of low - income students in high poverty schools. (newrepublic.com)