With everything going on in our nation (USA) and around the world, this question has come up many times: How come public schools in poorer neighborhoods aren’t as good as public schools in affluent neighborhoods?
Many people have been telling me that some states, like CA, have a general fund for public schools where they collect tax money and distribute it amongst schools evenly. Whether that fund exists or not, how come, for example, LAUSD schools in Crenshaw, CA are worse than schools in more affluent neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
I am having trouble finding articles or even understanding about this. I was hoping someone with more understanding can explain.
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Because of the lack of parental support and involvement. School’s only account for 1/3 of a student’s outcome in life. More than half of their education comes from home and unfortunately in poorer neighborhoods and homes, there are parents with low paying jobs that work all day and don’t have time or resources to educate their children or supplement their learning with technology and extracurricular programs the way affluent neighborhoods do.
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