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drpvn t1_iwqw8t9 wrote

Reply to comment by AnacharsisIV in Public Schools Are NYC’s Main Youth Mental Health System. Where Kids Land Often Depends on What Their Parents Can Pay. by LittleWind_

People just import whatever understanding they have about school financing from the suburb they grew up in.

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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.”

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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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