Simply put, this funding system ignores the fact that concentrated poverty has a significant negative impact on students beyond their own economic circumstances. (americanprogress.org)
In fact, it makes our schools neither safer nor smarter, and has a disproportionately negative impact on students of color. (edutopia.org)
They further argue that these policies have a disproportionate negative impact on students from disadvantaged communities. (californiapolicycenter.org)