The majority of our educational funding is still based on property taxes. The denial of a world-class education to every child is a passive form of oppression.

Mar 19, 2021 · 11:30 AM UTC

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“It wasn’t supposed to be this way...” Marianne Williamson
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Get rid of teachers unions, and allow charter schools everywhere would help. Teachers unions are the source of systemic racism in this country.
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That does so much to perpetuate poverty, and the status quo.
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Passive oppression -- like the failure to build more affordable housing despite the tremendous need for it, the failure to provide mental health treatment in the only Obamacare health plans that the working poor can afford. The list goes on and on. No one says anything.
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Inner city schools are funded primarily by taxes collected from the entire state. The taxes that wealthy individuals pay, pay for the schools in their districts, and the inner city schools. They often send their kids to private schools, and pay that tuition as well.
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So you’re saying our Propert Taxes are going up?!
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We spend more per student than any country in the world and we rank 27th in the world in education. Even our affluent districts rank low. Truth be told is we haven't evolved our educational system and continue to leave those who struggle behind
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Property Taxes are NOT the way to fund education ... educational funding should be equally distributed among all Cities and Towns ... from State and Federal Governments.
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a bit melodramatic. we should lean into remote learning. select the best teachers in every subject and make them available to every child via the internet. reduces carbon footprint, lowers RE taxes, and makes the system more equitable. year-round, 10 wks on/3 off each season.
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