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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If all schools received equal funding this would not be an issue (that is, quality doesn't increase or decrease based on neighborhoods property values). This would make home-buying a lot easier, too! [/quote]

Here in DC, poorer schools get *more* funding.  That's why every school above 40% FARMS claims to be 99%.  The "wealth" in wealthier schools comes from intangibles (higher performing students, lower behavioral problems, pleasanter environment - all of which factor into the highest performing teachers choosing to work there).  They also come from tangible items, such as funds raised directly by the PTA specifically for their school?  Why?  Well, A) because their children attend school there so they're invested and B) because the DCPS budget provides more money to poor schools.  As does Title 1 funding.  If, for example, Key Elementary is a nice place to teach and attend school, it's because of the families there - it has nothing to do with favoritism in the DCPS budget.  If DCPS's budget favored high-performing schools, then Murch would be renovated by now and nobody would be talking about Coolidge ever again except for it's closure date.[/quote]

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