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Or0b0ur0s t1_j7nj0o7 wrote

Reply to comment by hypotenoos in Landmark Pa. school funding case decided: The state’s system is unconstitutional by Hashslingingslashar

It's a lot like employee pay, actually.

You can guarantee poor performance by paying too little. But beyond a certain point, more pay does not create better performance.

When finding that inflection point is a matter of politics & ideology, you might as well give up and go drinking. And no, I do realize that it's NOT actually a matter of politics and ideology, that data can show where that point is. But nobody in charge is ever going to listen to that data, so...

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graceyperkins t1_j7nios2 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Landmark Pa. school funding case decided: The state’s system is unconstitutional by Hashslingingslashar

I brought up old buildings as a factor. Updated facilities won’t solve the problem, but it will move the needle. The money goes into many different pots for the whole educational experience.

Here’s why I brought up old buildings. No a/c. How many days did ASD have to call off school because it was too hot to have those kids in the buildings? Newer facilities and districts don’t have that interruption. Installing a/c units (if it can be done) is ridiculously expensive. That’s a problem of equity. Poverty doesn’t just hit you over the head. It’s a death of a thousand cuts.

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kormer t1_j7nik3j wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Landmark Pa. school funding case decided: The state’s system is unconstitutional by Hashslingingslashar

> The county system in Maryland seemed to be a lot more equitable than the district system in PA.

Absolutely. It also has a handy side-effect of keeping teacher wages low since nobody wants to travel a full county over to negotiate a raise.

I was shocked when I moved to PA to see teachers make a lot more with a lower cost of living.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j7nif4y wrote

Reply to comment by unenlightenedgoblin in Why does Amtrack service not extend to State College? by vortical42

Yeah, Seven Mountains is a bitch to get thru. There is an old rail line that extends just past the Standard Steel Plant in Yeagertown off 322 north of Lewistown. Not sure if trains go that far up but I have seen them behind the crack donald's in Lewistown. Not surprised the line stops there. Gets gnarly thereafter.

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[deleted] t1_j7nib7l wrote

Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Landmark Pa. school funding case decided: The state’s system is unconstitutional by Hashslingingslashar

Not sure I'm following. School districts in PA already existed before desegregation, and many/most localities ignored the 1881 state law banning segregation in schools. When 1954 rolled around we see school districts splintering, often along racial and economic lines and a ton of new school districts pop up.

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whitetiger56 t1_j7nhkxf wrote

Reply to comment by sneakysquid102 in Palmerton school director stands proud "NO LITTER BOXES IN OUR SCHOOL BATHROOMS" with sign on Delaware avenue. by mynameisalso

It's because you said "That's just as bad lol" in reference to an explanation of why something is needed for school shootings. You said Laugh Out Loud to that idea. Of this fucked up thing that happens due to the laws in the US. Your words have meaning, and apparently your response is to laugh at it

/S moron

Edit: wrong use of Your because I'm a product of said shit school system

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graceyperkins t1_j7nhgum wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Landmark Pa. school funding case decided: The state’s system is unconstitutional by Hashslingingslashar

I never said a new building would fix inequity. There are a plethora of factors that go into budget and achievement. Properly funding the district would go a long way to helping children achieve. It’s not properly funded now, and you’d be hard pressed to find anyone to agree that it is.

Parent engagement is vitally important. So is proper funding. Both things can be true.

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