AnacharsisIV t1_iwqldok wrote
Reply to comment by marketingguy420 in Public Schools Are NYC’s Main Youth Mental Health System. Where Kids Land Often Depends on What Their Parents Can Pay. by LittleWind_
My point is that Bronx Science, by and large, didn't have better or even more services than the average NYC high school. In many cases, we had fewer.
drpvn t1_iwqvwnj wrote
People without kids in NYC schools have no clue about how “resources” are spread among schools.
AnacharsisIV t1_iwqw3oy wrote
It's really not that hard. I find myself in arguments on this topic pretty often and the information is easily available from the city or DoE.
drpvn t1_iwqw8t9 wrote
People just import whatever understanding they have about school financing from the suburb they grew up in.
Art_Basel_Ganglia t1_iwsjaef wrote
In their defense, public K-12 schools in 90% of the country are funded by property taxes from the district. Reading the headline where it says that wealthier people’s kids get better treatment/service - the average American would think “no shit.”
drpvn t1_iwsknk7 wrote
Yeah, that’s why people have that misunderstanding. But a surprising number of New Yorkers also have it.
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