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Why aren’t America’s students showing up?

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Re: Why aren’t America’s students showing up?

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The pandemic showed students that adults treat them and other adults as chattel. The response has been further dehumanization. The older generations who don't have school-age children have been continuously draining education in order to have lower property taxes. The wealthy parents sent their kids to private schools and try to defund public education, actively harming the children in their community. I don't blame the kids. Never blame the kids. They're not the ones in control of this. Blame the adults.

Re: Why aren’t America’s students showing up?

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post #4

The pandemic showed students that adults treat them and other adults as chattel. The response has been further dehumanization. The older generations who don't have school-age children have been continuously draining education in order to have lower property taxes. The wealthy parents sent their kids to private schools and try to defund public education, actively harming the children in their community. I don't blame…

That's why we need school choice, give the working poor the same opportunity to abandon the public schools like the wealthy have.

Re: Why aren’t America’s students showing up?

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Wow, what a surprise, the answer in the article is to pay teachers more and fund schools more. What do we do if funding increases are not approved? What do we do in poorer areas that have declining tax bases? What do you do in states like Florida where retirees without children flock and refuse to fund education?

Re: Why aren’t America’s students showing up?

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post #4

The pandemic showed students that adults treat them and other adults as chattel. The response has been further dehumanization. The older generations who don't have school-age children have been continuously draining education in order to have lower property taxes. The wealthy parents sent their kids to private schools and try to defund public education, actively harming the children in their community. I don't blame…

I think it's unfair to say that wealthy parents send their kids to private schools as a way to actively defund public education. Parents are making this choice to give their kids a better education, and anyone with the same opportunity would do it too.

Re: Why aren’t America’s students showing up?

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post #4

The pandemic showed students that adults treat them and other adults as chattel. The response has been further dehumanization. The older generations who don't have school-age children have been continuously draining education in order to have lower property taxes. The wealthy parents sent their kids to private schools and try to defund public education, actively harming the children in their community. I don't blame…

That's why we need school choice, give the working poor the same opportunity to abandon the public schools like the wealthy have.

False. Taking tax dollar funding away from public schools only exacerbates the issue. School choice is a scam to fund private Christian schools to brainwash the youth and maintain a conservative voter base
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