School funding issues.?
Determine which factors may explain that most of the higher per-pupil expenditures are found in the Northeastern and upper Midwest states and the lower per-pupil expenditures are found in the South and West. In your opinion, what needs to happen to create a balance in school funding across regions?
More Questions From This User See All
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
some states have higher sources of income and therefore more revenues to contribute to the education system. education is funded mostly from state and local sources so if local sources are dry, there is nothing that can really be done... higher revenue areas for some reason find it impossible to share with lower income areas. if education was funded completely from the federal level, things could possibly be different. shucks... if the government can shell out 700 billion bucks to help wall street, surely they can spare some change for education ... but you can see where their priorities are
Laws need to change to make all states equal with quality education,
State laws need to change.