Should children in poor areas have more money spent on their education?
@michelledarcy (5220)
July 17, 2007 1:26am CST
I am appalled to read that the government is planning on spending more money on the education of children in poor areas (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6901659.stm).
So now not only do children who are door poorer academically get more money, so do children in poorer areas.
So my daughter who is very bright and goes to a school in rich area (although we live in a poor area) will miss out again. I think it is very unfair that just because she will easily reach the governments targets for reading and writing she won't be given any extra money towards her studies, and who knows how much better she could preform with this money.
What do other think about this new proposal?
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@tmcaligiuri (20)
• United States
18 Jul 07
School funding comes from property taxes. Thus schools in rich areas receive more money than those in poor areas. When the federal government decides to give more money to poor areas, it is only an attempt to even the amount of money coming in. The rich schools are still getting their state funding, they still have more than the schools in poor areas.
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@michelledarcy (5220)
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18 Jul 07
That might be true in America, but it isn't how it happens in the UK. The government decides how much money each school gets.
