Much of this is a matter of how public schools are funded: Real estate taxes of each township. School boards are elected because they must tax us to pay for our public education so we must be able to fire them through the electoral process. BUT if you live in a school district filled with $1 million dollar homes you can pay for your scho…
Much of this is a matter of how public schools are funded: Real estate taxes of each township. School boards are elected because they must tax us to pay for our public education so we must be able to fire them through the electoral process. BUT if you live in a school district filled with $1 million dollar homes you can pay for your schools with a lower tax rate than a school district with $50,000 homes. So the poor neighborhoods simply cannot afford to pay for the quality of education that the wealthy neighborhoods can afford. Lower tax rates for the rich buy the best teachers and most beautiful schools with enormous marching bands whereas higher tax rates for the poor buy lousy teachers, stodgy buildings and maybe a few bass drums and a cymbal or two.
Much of this is a matter of how public schools are funded: Real estate taxes of each township. School boards are elected because they must tax us to pay for our public education so we must be able to fire them through the electoral process. BUT if you live in a school district filled with $1 million dollar homes you can pay for your schools with a lower tax rate than a school district with $50,000 homes. So the poor neighborhoods simply cannot afford to pay for the quality of education that the wealthy neighborhoods can afford. Lower tax rates for the rich buy the best teachers and most beautiful schools with enormous marching bands whereas higher tax rates for the poor buy lousy teachers, stodgy buildings and maybe a few bass drums and a cymbal or two.