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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Countries that have over all high achievement focus resources on poor kids.[/b]  The American system distinguishes itself for how much more money and resources it redirects towards already well off children.  Systems based on real estate taxes are going to be inherently unequal.  Sure some kids will make it out but a lot of capacity is still squandered because rich people will focus on their already advantaged kids.  I probably would also if I were a rich, but from a macro level it  sure does not make sense. [/quote]

Do you have stats/specifics to back this up?  Because most of the Asian countries that have high achievement rates don't focus on poor kids.  In fact, most of the really poor kids don't go to school (at least from what I've read).

Other countries that have high achievement actually don't have the gaps in wealth and poverty that we have.  I'm talking about Scandinavian countries.  They also don't have the huge ethnic, racial and cultural differences that we have and very restrictive immigration laws.

Other European countries heavily track the kids.  So from a young age, kids are steered in a certain direction.

I don't think you are correct about the American system.  In a lot of cases, EXTRA funds are devoted to poor performing schools.  But it has been to no avail.

I don't know what the solution is.  I don't think segregation is the answer, so OP and some of the other PPs on here strike me as just flat out racist, elitist and bigoted.

I do think that we would be better off if states ran schools instead of counties/districts/cities.  If the schools were run at the state level, teachers could be shifted around easier to help alleviate over crowding or talent drain.

But beyond that, I don't know what the solution is.  [/quote]

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