The research seems to indicate, says Tuck, that if schools in the poorest, mostly white districts are better resourced than
even schools in the
wealthiest, high -
minority districts, there would seem to be factors beyond funding formulas and district property taxes in play.
Even more sobering, the analysis shows that the largest gaps between white children and their
minority classmates emerge in some of the
wealthiest communities, such as Berkeley, Calif.; Chapel Hill, N.C.; and Evanston, Ill..