Bessner claims that public school performance in wealthier communities is better than in poorer communities is because wealthier communities are, well, wealthier. I would be interested in hearing his explanation of the fact that in several of the wealthier, better-performing communities Glenn mentioned around Boston, expenditures per student are actually lower then in lower-performing Boston. Boston spends ca. $24k per student whereas wealthier Wellesley , Newton and Brookline spend only $21k. Salaries are also higher in Boston. Glenn did not ask this question, but I can imagine at least part of his answer: Differences in the attitude and culture surrounding education and learning.
Yeah, his knowledge on that point is pretty bad. In California, for instance, education is funded by property taxes, but the counties have to share those with the state, which redistributes them to avoid the economic disparities.
Bessner claims that public school performance in wealthier communities is better than in poorer communities is because wealthier communities are, well, wealthier. I would be interested in hearing his explanation of the fact that in several of the wealthier, better-performing communities Glenn mentioned around Boston, expenditures per student are actually lower then in lower-performing Boston. Boston spends ca. $24k per student whereas wealthier Wellesley , Newton and Brookline spend only $21k. Salaries are also higher in Boston. Glenn did not ask this question, but I can imagine at least part of his answer: Differences in the attitude and culture surrounding education and learning.
Yeah, his knowledge on that point is pretty bad. In California, for instance, education is funded by property taxes, but the counties have to share those with the state, which redistributes them to avoid the economic disparities.