In high - poverty districts, children often arrive at school needing things that
more affluent districts simply don't have to provide — but providing them won't necessarily improve test scores.
... Many teachers are leaving the profession or transferring to
more affluent districts where student passing rates are higher and easier to obtain.
The percentage of Buffalo Public School graduates who went on to a two - or four - year college increased to 67 percent for the Class of 2015, putting the district on the heels of the national rate
for more affluent districts.
Connecticut seems to accept a constricted vision of education for its neediest children that is never imposed
on more affluent districts.
The percentage of Buffalo Public School graduates who went on to a two - or four - year college increased to 67 percent for the Class of 2015, putting the district on the heels of the national rate
for more affluent districts.
The data show that turnout among the local population is downright abysmal, even in
the more affluent districts.
The more affluent districts pursued innovation, while less fortunate districts relied on limited professional development and the consequences of teaching the past methodologies.
A majority of
the more affluent districts are receiving thousands less per student and many can not make up the difference in donations.
The residents in
the more affluent districts are the ones paying the new taxes and the majority of the money is not going to their schools and districts.
The Per Pupil Revenue Limit (PPRL) analysis shows that districts of higher poverty have significantly lower PPRL, and therefore less ability to receive aid and levy appropriate taxes to fund public education than
more affluent districts.
In fact, according to an analysis by Urban Institute, students in Colorado's poorest districts receive only an additional $ 401 per student relative to
more affluent districts, a ratio that has remained relatively unchanged for the past 20 years even as we get smarter about the impacts of income inequality and stratification across society.